A&P or IA in Columbus, OH for pre-buy

[Ernie Martin]

Anyone know a good, Skymaster knowleadgeable A&P or IA in Columbus, OH for a pre-purchase inspection?

Ernie

[Bob Cook]

Lane Aviation in Columbus.
They ARE NOT cheap.

I recommend a person at AGC. He is very reasonable and does an extremely good job. He did my last annual as I helped. Rather impressed with his 337 knowlege..
He would probably charge 1500 to 2k off the top of my head not knowing what version it is.

bob

Bob,

Did you say $1,500 - $2,000 for a prepurchase? Geez, fly the thing to Greenville, Mississippi and have the guy there do it who did mine. $380, extremely accurate and thorough, and didn't flinch at me living 3 states away and not paying up front. Labor must be a ton cheaper in the south compared to my hometown of CMH.
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prettyLANA

[Bob Cook]

Ernie
I was only guessing as to cost. My AI charges 45$ per hour.
Also depends how thorough is going to be.
My pre-purchase inspection consisted on an annual.
Borescope ? or kick the tires.
If it is close to an annual then combine the two.
As I said it depends on the type of aircraft. A normally aspirated 337 should be relatively straight forward.
Why not contact laneaviation.com and see what they will charge.

The real problem comes when you find a major problem after you have just bought and the IA shrugs his shoulders and walks away. Been there!

fyi

bob