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Understanding Aircraft For Sale

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1. The Value of My Aircraft?

When trying to figure out an aircraft’s value, what interests me the most is:

1. The Value of My Aircraft?

The number of days the type is on the market relative to its peers.
The percentage of the fleet for sale. (Compared with others in same category.)
Whether the Seller has a mortgage registered against it or not.

2. Federal Aviation Regulations?

I’d like to learn more about:

2. Federal Aviation Regulations?

Private use of the aircraft only: Depreciation with minimal fuss.
Commercial use since I like the income and added safety measures.

3. Efficiency & Practicality?

When comparing aircraft, the most important element for me, is to see relative:

3. Efficiency & Practicality?

Miles per gallon - which one is more efficient, relative to its peers?
Carry capacity - what percentage of its own weight, can it carry?
Maintenance per mile - what does it cost in terms of maintenance $ per mile?

4. Safety?

Accidents are no accident but what I don’t fully understand the value of:

4. Safety?

Current simulator based training. Adequate, overkill or just right?
Complying with the regulations vs. seeking “best practices.”
Auditing pilots for human factors questions.

5. What matters most to me is:

5. What matters most when evaluating an aircraft for sale?

Depreciation: How much value will it likely retain over 5 years?
Population: How many exist and why does this matter?
How Popular is it on the Charter Market? Can it offset all or just some of my costs?
Efficiency: Miles per gallon, pure and simple.

6. Which aircraft for sale are of most interest?

Check any relevant boxes below that are of interest for market research, contract flying / crewing, or operators:

Aero Commander

690 / 695 jet-props

Beechcraft Corporation

King Air 100 / 200 / 300 jet-prop series
Mitsubishi MU 300 Diamond
Beechjet 400 / 400A
Nextant or Beechjet 400XPR

Bombardier

Learjets - 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 series
Challengers - 600 series all
Globals - 5/6/7000, XRS

Cessna

Conquest I and II jet-props
Mustang
Citations II / SII / Bravo, Ultra / Encore, Excel / XLS, Sovereign

Dassault

5X / 7X / 8X
900 series
2000 series

Embraer

Phenom 100 / 300
Legacy
Lineage
E170 / 175

Eclipse

500 / 550

Gulfstream

G100 / G150
G200 / G280
G IV/IVSP / G300 / G400/450
G500
G550
G600
G650 / G650ER

Piaggio

Avanti I / II

Pilatus

PC 12 / NG

Socata

TBM 700 / 800 / 900

Other?

That's it.

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Understanding Aircraft For Sale

1. The Value of My Aircraft?

2. Federal Aviation Regulations?

3. Efficiency & Practicality?

4. Safety?

5. What matters most to me is:

6. Which aircraft for sale are of most interest?

That's it.

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