7 Mistakes When Buying an Airplane (Easy to Make)

There are a few mistakes that are really easy to make when you buy your first airplane and I wanted to shed some light on them in this video. It's not just the purchase process but even things before you get started, like looking into a hangar and lining up insurance and such, that often gets overlooked. I hope this video helps you in that process!

If we are meeting for the first time, I'm Charlie Gasmire, a commercially licensed pilot and airplane owner, and I make helpful content for private pilots. I own a 1975 Cessna 182 in Dallas, Texas, and make content sharing my lessons learned along the way so that it might help others.

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[bstack]

I passed my ppl checkride today. 2 years in the making and your videos helped me along my journey! Thank you!

[spencersmith]

Watching this video with $13.45 in my account like:

[RoscoeMcGillicuddy]

This is very helpful, as always. Thank you!

[six_twentythree]

These are really great tips! Thank you!

[davidmangold]

Great information on shopping, to find the right airplane for you!

[adamcorby]

My airport has a 2 year hangar waiting list…and you can’t get on the list until you show proof of ownership.

[jerryjohnson]

Just bought two planes and one of them has to fly to the DR for some paint, so I called the insurance company Ladd Gardner, the lady literally said US insurance company doesn't insure planes that fly internationally, even if their base is in the US... Would NOT recommend them. Literally call anyone else and you'll get insurance quotes no problem.

[robertgiudice]

Do you have any tips for buying an airplane for the purpose of a leaseback to a flight school? I just finished saving for a down payment on a 172

[williamk]

Still flying with Finkbeiner? Great guy.