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Aircraft For Sale By Owner

If you are looking for aircraft for sale by owner there are quite a few different places on the Internet that will allow you to view advertisements of aircraft for sale listed by owners. There are many reasons why individuals may be interested in searching for an aircraft for sale by owner rather than from a dealer or aircraft broker.

This might sound quite strange, but one of the best sources on the Internet that have a great listing of aircraft for sale by owner is eBay. Ironically, airplanes are bought and sold everyday on eBay and majority of them are privately listed aircraft for sale by owner. So if you have been looking to purchase an aircraft for sale by owner, check out eBay’s Aircraft For Sale category.

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The New Texas Hill Country Airpark

We received a notification today from Sandy Fletcher about the new Texas Hill Country Airpark. The Texas Hill Country Airpark is an aviation project by Larry and Maybelle Fletcher and Texas Hill Country’s only live water fly-in residential community.

The Texas Hill Country Airpark was developed by pilots for pilots, for the unique purpose of combining the love of aviation with the love of the Texas Hill Country. Their facility even offers you the opportunity to taxi your airplane right up to your front door.

James Lawrence “Larry” Fletcher and Maybelle Montgomery Fletcher have been continually active in the aviation business since the early 1940’s. Larry received his pilot’s license in 1941 while training for the military in Virginia. Their first aviation business was established on the Eastern Shore of Virginia later that year. The operation, just outside the town of Parksley, Virginia, consisted of pilot training, area tours, crop dusting, and charter flights.

Fly your airplane, go kayaking, fishing, horseback riding, or hiking all just beyond your front door. Tour quaint Hill Country towns or take a dip in clear, serene swimming holes, scenic waterfalls, or bubbling rapids. We have something for the whole family!

Comfort Falls / Texas Hill Country Airpark
118 FM 1621
Comfort, Texas 78013
Call Sandy Fletcher at 713-775-9888

- NEW TEXAS HILL COUNTRY AIRPARK! Features Live-Water Guadalupe Riverpark near San Antonio. 4500ft paved runway with 2200ft parallel grass strip. 43 Premier Hillview Homesites. Vacation at home! Comfort Falls Aviation Estates. Sandy Fletcher, TX/(713) 775-9888. For details http://www.comfortfalls.com

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DHL Replacing Old Boeing 727 Fleet With Boeing 757

Amazingly, I had no idea that DHL owned Boeing 727’s in their fleet. Those are really old airplanes but as it seems must be very dependable airplanes. In a news report I read from BangKokPost.com I discovered that DHL will be replacing their fleet of Boeing 727’s and replacing them with Boeing 757’s.

As part of the strategies, DHL plans to replace approximately 90% of its air fleet with more fuel-efficient aircraft by then. The company has begun to replace its older Boeing 727 planes with newer aircraft such as Boeing 757 freighters, which consume 20% less energy per tonne transported and run 77% more quietly.

So, what will happen to the Boeing 727’s? Will there be an increase in Boeing 727 aircraft for sale? For those that don’t know, Boeing 727’s convert very nicely into private jets.

One of the more stunning Boeing 727 conversions is the 1967 Boeing 727-100 Executive for sale. This airplane just completed a heavy work package reaching almost $3 million dollars.

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You’d never guess that this was a picture of the interior of a 1967 Boeing 727 would you? This particular airplanes has a gorgeous high level VIP interior with freshly refinished woodworking.

While it is great news financially for DHL to have the option of upgrading to newer Boeing 757’s, it too will be great to see some of these older Boeing 727’s get sold and possibly converted into something really cool, if that remains to be an option of course.

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How To Build Your Own Aircraft

So you want to learn how to build your own aircraft? I can’t say that I blame you. Learning how to build your own aircraft sounds fun and challenging as well as very rewarding.

I spend some time trolling around the Internet looking for really neat sources of information. I enjoy using Google and searching for many of the things that Interest me. So I decided to take a stab at it and I found an excellent site that will show you how to build your own airplane.

The site is called DaisyMae BiPlane and it provides pretty much an all around tutorial on how you can do this. The site provides an information pack, a book, it fires off specifications and even provides plans. So if you have been curious about learning how to build your own aircraft, now you can.

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Aircraft Window Repair Service

Airplanes are always in need of professional maintenance providers including aircraft window repair service. Over the course of time there comes a time when aircraft need to have the windows inspected for cracks, stress and even possibly need to be repaired.

If you are looking to have professional work done, I would turn to a Cupery Corporation, a aircraft window repair service based out of Torrance, California. They have been in business since 1979 which they claim to be longer than any other business in the same profession. Cupery Corporation handles individual, small business, medium sized to corporate business and even major airlines.

It might be helpful for you to check out their complete list of services to discover if Cupery Coporortation can provide you with assistance. They provide a vast range of aircraft window repair services for an array of different airplanes.

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