Hello all, I am a new member and prospective first time airplane owner.

I am currently in negotiations to purchase a 180 (N7669P) based at UAO south of Portland. The owner has had it for many years and from the photos I have seen, it is a beautiful well maintained bird. I need a Comanche expert in the area to do a prebuy in the next few weeks.

Can anyone recommend someone in that area?

Thanks in advance for your help

Terry Schroeder
fly310@aol.com
(217)621-9248

Call Danny Stark at Stark's Twin Oaks, just a short hop from UAO (my home base). Stark's have a family run airport that is an area institution. They maintain quite a few Comanches and have a really nice 250 on their rental line. WWW.Twinoaksairpark.com, 503-628-2817. Danny will give you an honest opinion and do a great job for you. If you need flight instruction from a Comanche savvy CFI, Starks can do that too.

When you come out to pick up your new plane, give a holler, we'll grab coffee or a meal.

Jay

Thanks Jay, I just spoke with Danny and it looks like we are going to try to do biz, hopefully it will work out.

Your welcome! Starks are great folks to do business with.

Good luck on tha that airplane!

Jay

Have him check the structure under the floorboards where the nutplates for the screws that hold down the seat rails are attached. The last three I looked at had cracks around the nutplates under the outboard seat rail in the next to aft position. One aircraft, a 180, had cracks there and the one forward, on both pilot and copilot outboard rails. You have to get under with a videoscope to see it through one of the inspection panels in the floor boards.

Thanks Kristen, I will make sure I discuss that with him as well. THAT is exactly why I joined this forum BEFORE buying my bird!

I'm with Jay on his recommendation. Danny Stark.