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Re: BC12-D Empty weight.....
The airplane was in first class shape from the former owner. He had always had it hangar ed in a VERY nice dry hangar, concrete floor at Akron airport near Buffalo. The log books were perfect from when it was delivered new. The rebuilder kept very extensive logs and records of purchases etc. The fellow who annualed it explained that if he did it the next time it would be cheaper as he would know the airplane better and the quality of the rebuild. He had the engine loose, put in new rubber mount inserts (cheap) and took the entire exhaust apart examined it carefully. Wheel bearings, compression, Timing, the whole nine yards. No other repairs were done as it needed none. I asked if I could be of help and he said yes but it would then cost me more. (His shop is always crowded and one could trip over something expensive or just be in the way. )The airplane was at his shop....a professional type operation for about a week. He said going thru the logs carefully was as important as the annual. Of course he is thinking liability and I don't blame him! He agreed, when I picked it up that the man had done a very nice job and that the logs were better than most. The engine did not need a wash down as it never leaked any oil and was as clean as when I bought it. I thought it would be 5-600 dollars tops, but then everything has increased so much in the last 20 years (with the exception of wages) that I wasn't too upset. He also explained the condition of the airplane over the phone to the new owner who then sent me a check sight unseen. He got a real nice airplane at a very fair price. Best,JC
The airplane was in first class shape from the former owner. He had always had it hangar ed in a VERY nice dry hangar, concrete floor at Akron airport near Buffalo. The log books were perfect from when it was delivered new. The rebuilder kept very extensive logs and records of purchases etc. The fellow who annualed it explained that if he did it the next time it would be cheaper as he would know the airplane better and the quality of the rebuild. He had the engine loose, put in new rubber mount inserts (cheap) and took the entire exhaust apart examined it carefully. Wheel bearings, compression, Timing, the whole nine yards. No other repairs were done as it needed none. I asked if I could be of help and he said yes but it would then cost me more. (His shop is always crowded and one could trip over something expensive or just be in the way. )The airplane was at his shop....a professional type operation for about a week. He said going thru the logs carefully was as important as the annual. Of course he is thinking liability and I don't blame him! He agreed, when I picked it up that the man had done a very nice job and that the logs were better than most. The engine did not need a wash down as it never leaked any oil and was as clean as when I bought it. I thought it would be 5-600 dollars tops, but then everything has increased so much in the last 20 years (with the exception of wages) that I wasn't too upset. He also explained the condition of the airplane over the phone to the new owner who then sent me a check sight unseen. He got a real nice airplane at a very fair price. Best,JC
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