Buying a vintage airplane: how I bought my Mooney - part 1, plus Cedar Point

Buying a vintage airplane can be complicated. I bought two airplanes prior to this one and I learned some hard lessons along the way. As I fly to Port Clinton, I explain the first part of the process I used to buy this airplane. While I'm near Port Clinton I decide to do a fly-by of Cedar Point.

The thumbnail is a friend and I flying N16DR back after I finished the purchase.

I originally wasn't happy with how this turned out and didn't plan to release it - the autopilot wouldn't engage so hand flying on a bumpy day led to (more) stammering (than usual). But here it is - I don't have a lot of time for video making (more on that later), so I decided I might as well just put it up on the interwebs.

An example of the spreadsheet I'm talking about: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ajhXIjlQNm80WE4FDzZp8xvyovxcxidK/view?usp=sharing

This video is for entertainment purposes and is not intended to be flight instruction. The views expressed here do not represent those of the FAA.

00:00 Intro and start of flight
03:45 Background - my previous airplanes
06:17 First steps - a few of them :)
07:58 Know your requirements
10:22 Determine how much it will REALLY cost
12:12 Factoring in engine time
14:31 First lesson learned
15:31 Cedar Point and landing

Music:
"Golden Empire" - The 126ers
"Lilac Skies" - Corbyn Kites
"Savannah Sunshine" - Dan Henig

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