Nobody buys an aeroplane from a photograph. This is what separates two aircraft of the same model at the same price.
Airframe hours age it; engine hours cost money
Total time tells you how much aeroplane has been used. Hours since the engine was last overhauled tell you how much of your money is about to be spent: an overhaul on a common four-cylinder runs into five figures, and an engine near the end of its life is a discount, not a bargain.
The paperwork is worth more than the paint
Complete logbooks, a clean airworthiness review and the airworthiness directives signed off are what make an aircraft sellable again three years from now. A gap in the logbooks never closes, and a pre-purchase inspection by someone who works for you — not for the seller — is the cheapest money in the whole transaction.
The panel dates faster than the airframe
A 1978 airframe is fine. A 1978 panel is a problem the day you want to fly IFR or the mandate for the next transponder arrives. Ask what is installed, whether it is certified for what you intend to do, and when it was last updated.
There is also a WhatsApp channel for aircraft for sale. It is a different thing: one message a day, posted by hand.See the channels
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Nobody lands on this page by accident: they are already looking for an aeroplane to buy. Publishing one is free, it takes about ten minutes with the logbooks in front of you, and a person reads it before it goes up.
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