I agree. It’s a great airplane. Pretty good speed at a low fuel burn, and good room and useful load. Thanks for sharing!

Yeah nerve wracking is right… the whole time…. I agree, better to know that just wonder, plus my son is going to time build in it so I want to make sure it’s all good to go. Thanks for watching. Hope you subscribe to the channel

That’s awesome. I’ve got a bunch of time in one of those… fun little airplane. Congratulations

@@BlueSkyFlight thanks enjoying the journey in it.

Thank you very much for the feedback and compliment. Glad to hear that you are not included in the AD. Fortunately for others, it seems like very few are coming back with a failure.

Welcome. Thanks so much for watching and for subscribing!

Glad you found it useful. Fingers crossed for you - LOL.

Thank you so much. I really appreciate that kind of feedback! I try to provide useful and accurate information… nice to know that someone with your expertise thinks I’m doing it right! Also, if you ever think I’m not doing something right, please let me know.

I had not seen any language requiring any further inspections in the AD. I wouldn’t think it would be anywhere near that often. It’s not good to remove those bolts so often. Each time you do you risk damaging the holes. Where are you seeing that.

Yeah if all else looks good in the pre buy might be worth having the inspection performed for about $400-$500, if it hasn’t already, as a final decision point.

Yeah, something about the low wing - just looks sporty.. CONGRATULATIONS on the PPL!! That's fantastic! Welcome to the fraternity of the very small percentage of people who have done what you have. Definitely take your time with the purchase and try not to fall in love with an airplane until you've had it checked out well. Talk to some owners at a nearby airport or something like that and they may be able to point you towards a good A&P who can assist with the pre-buy evaluation and reviewing log books. PLEASE follow up and let me know what you end up buying.

@@BlueSkyFlight Thank you! It was quite a journey to take at 42 years old, but we got it done. I’ll definitely let you know what direction I take on the plane purchase. I’d love to try a Mooney, but I’m 6’3 and 250lbs. I doubt that will be an option haha. Thanks again and stay safe up there.

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching.

Thank you!

That’s exactly how I looked at it… better to know good or bad

They just need to be careful removing the bolts so as to avoid using anything that would damage the holes. The bolts need to be replaced with new. I think they were about $40 each. I’m glad the video provided some clarity for you. Thank you for watching!

Thanks for sharing that info. That seems to be a similar range around me as well. Other than the $500 extra for the wing spar inspection, there were no major items to repair during the annual this year.

Had not heard about that. I’ll look it up.. thanks for sharing

@@BlueSkyFlight keep me in the loop on your findings it’s tragic that a life was lost however I do feel that there’s a difference between pilot error vs airframe error. I’m hoping to buy my first plane in the near future and pipers are more attractive price wise vs a Cessna.

Says it had over 15,000 hours on the planes airframe

So from what I have read and seen in relation to this accident, this does NOT appear to be an issue with the aircraft like the wingspar AD. The carry through spar box of this aircraft appears to be severely bent in a way consistent with the airframe exceeding wing load limits in flight. According to the surviving pilot they had just completed a series of commercial maneuvers (none of which should have exceeded limits), and then the other pilot demonstrated another maneuver used in the EU for commercial pilots. Again, not a maneuver which should have exceeded limits. However the ADSB data appears to show a maneuver with an abrupt 180 turn with a descent consistent with 6000 fpm and then a level off just prior to the point where both wings came off and the entirety of the aircraft pieces fell to earth in a very confined space. I don't want to speculate on what anyone may or may not have done, but I don't believe the evidence points to an issue with pipers in general.

All high wing Cessnas have Spar & Strut Support ADs as well.....

Very happy it was helpful for you - thank you so much for watching - hope you subscribe!

Its a decision that everyone has to make on their own. With that kind of time, I would think your probably not very unlikely to have an issue as well, but I wouldn't base your decision on movement. The cracks that led to the failures were so small that I don't think there wouldn't have been any movement either. I decided that adding $400-$500 to the cost of my annual inspection was worth just knowing for certain.

That’s why I decided to do the eddy current inspection early. Better to know now rather than wonder.

LOL.... I'll have to review the AD, but I don't believe there is any future requirement once it passes the eddy current inspection at this point (obviously subject to change as they gather more data). I think personally, I'd probably do it again at the next 5000 hr interval, if I still have it then.

I didn’t see anything in the AD requiring any further checks once the Eddie current test is passed.

The company I used is listed in the description. Their contact info is there as well. They may be able to help you find someone in your area.

Yeah that's exactly how I felt for about an hour waiting for him to finish the inspection... :)