SMAC335 Aircraft Ownership The Good, The Bad, and The Unusual

SMAC335 Aircraft Ownership The Good, The Bad, and The Unusual

Author: Carl Valeri February 1, 2025 Duration: 58:26
AOPA awards https://www.aopa.org/-/media/Files/AOPA/Home/Training-and-Safety/2025-Flight-Training-Experience-Award-Winners.pdf Leslie: I Hart aFlying Foundation "Fuel From the Hart" scholarship. Will be used toward Commercial Multi-engine add-on training. Talking Points: Reasons to Buy or Not Buy (Not just about money): Cost/Utilization 24-hour availability Type of aircraft Exactly meet your mission No unicorns. Solo Ownership v Partnership Costs Control Availability Ability to Sell Plane Common Mistakes made when purchasing an aircraft: Not having a written purchase agreement Using a poorly written purchase agreement Not having an attorney review the agreement Other costs - taxes/insurance/tiedown or hangar, etc. Inadequate prebuy or no prebuy After Landing Checklist: Pick of the Week: Carl - scholarships for non-traditional recipients - stratus financial Leslie - Airplane Owner Maintenance podcast with Dean Showalter https://airplaneownermaintenance.com/ Bill - https://www.cfithebook.com/ Tom -AOPA Flying Club Finder https://youcanfly.aopa.org/flying-clubs/flying-club-finder#q=st%20petersburg%20fl&t=tagFlyingClubs&sort=%40aopaufbusinessname%20ascending Links: https://www.strumorlaw.com/AircraftPurchaseAgreement.asp https://www.aopa.org/ https://www.aerospacereports.com/ Upcoming Events and Air Shows: Redbird Migration, Denver, Co. March 4-5, 2025 https://migration.redbirdflight.com/ Sun N Fun April 1-6, 2025 https://flysnf.org/ Booth A-41

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SMAC348 SunNFun 2026 Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:08:06
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SMAC347 SunNFun 2026 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:10:31
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SMAC346 Fly With Jeremy Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:28
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SMAC346 Fly With Jeremy Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:02
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SMAC345 Planes Trains and Automobiles 2026 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:06:34
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SMAC344 Affordable Flying Expo Day 3 November 8 2025 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:27:58
The First Annual Affordable Flying Expo Day 3 November 8 2025. Carl had a great day speaking with exhibitors and attending seminars. We hope you enjoy the live interviews. Preflight: Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by…
SMAC343 Affordable Flying Expo Nov 7 2025 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:11
The First Annual Affordable Flying Expo Day 2 November 7 2025. Carl had a great day speaking with exhibitors and attending seminars. We hope you enjoy the live interviews. Preflight: Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by…
SMAC342 A Unique View Of National Safety Month [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:07
June the National Safety Month and we are going to talk about keeping our passengers and ourselves safe in our home and workplace which is the airport. – This is the National Safety Council's annual observance to help ke…
SMAC341 FAA Compliance Program [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:37
The FAA Compliance Program Explained This episode is sponsored by The Law Offices of Robert M. Strumor, LLC - you can find them at https://www.strumorlaw.com/ The Law Offices of Robert M. Strumor, LLC, handles various av…
SMAC340 Interviews From Sun N Fun 2025 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:26
SMAC340 Interviews From Sun N Fun 2025 Welcome our interviews from Sun N Fun 2025. Preflight: Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by The Law Offices of Robert M. Strumor, LLC - you can find them at https://www.strumorlaw.…