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

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