New Aztec Owner, Turbo 1974 E Model

Digitalpilotnm

Hello folks, Wanted to say Howdy. Many of you have provided valuable knowledge and advice, so THANK YOU.

After nearly 9 months looking for an airplane to purchase, I've finally closed today on a plane.
Happy owner of a 1974 PA-23-250 Turbo E model. The previous owner owned the AC for 20 years and took good care of her.

I'm based in Albuquerque, NM. If anyone flys through KABQ or KAEG, drop me a line and we can grab some coffee.

Savvy Aviation helped me out with Pre-Buy Evaluation, and Bode Aviation did the actual pre-buy evaluation work. Yes, they both cost a few $$, but the education I got was well worth it. This bird is the second AC I put thru the entire pre-buy evaluation process. The first was a spectacular failure, but it was still a good educational process. So in my mind the $$ spent on TWO pre-buy's was money well spent. I know a huge amount more about Aztec's in general and this specific bird. That will help me be a safer multi-engine pilot and better pre-flights.

I'm converting the pre-buy in to a formal annual inspection. I hope the AC will be out of the shop by this weekend and that I can go officially fly her as her new person

I plan to upgrade the panel, and do some other mods to improve performance and safety. I'm looking forward to flying this plane for many years to come.

I'm sure I will have a pile of stupid questions for the form and hope everyone will go "easy" on me I also hope to give back to the group by helping out other Aztec owners...

The biggest bit of advice I can give right now is:
ALWAYS DO A PRE-BUY EVAL WITH A SHOP THAT HASN"T BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE TARGET AIRCRAFT!!

Hope to see some of you around at fly-ins and such.

Blue Skys

John

Scott Sherer

Congrats john! Nice job

empannin

Congrats!

griff390

So glad you walked away from that first plane.
Congrats on your new bird and thank you for updating us!

Digitalpilotnm

Yeah!! Savvy and Bode were a big help in making that firm decision. I did learn a bunch from it.