{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"SMAC335 Aircraft Ownership The Good, The Bad, and The Unusual","description":"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 \u201cFuel From the Hart\u201d 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&amp;amp;t=tagFlyingClubs&amp;amp;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","author_name":"Stuck Mic AvCast - An Aviation Podcast About Learning to Fly, Living to Fly, and Loving to Fly!","author_url":"http:\/\/stuckmicavcast.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/35104780\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/184055945"}