Before you(and the bank) bond with an aircraft, consider an inspection by an experienced and thorough aviation inspector − the kind of quality aircraft inspection performed at Northwest Aircraft Maintenance.  It will only confirm your good judgment and make your fixed wing aircraft buying experience a positive one.

Buying a personal plane is a little like buying a house. Many planes are nearly as expensive as houses and the buying experience can be just as emotional. Realtors say that when a prospective buyer starts stroking the wood of the stair banister or the kitchen cabinets they are bonding with the house. The aviation equivalent must be to stroke the control wheel or the rich vinyl upholstery and visualize showing this freshly painted beauty to a very impressed friend. We suggest that you show it to an experienced but cold-hearted and skeptical mechanic before bonding with the “leather seats” and “low hours.