What would you pay for this P2008?

[Cluemeister]

Would I buy a P2008 with 10,000 hours? Sure, if the price was very, very attractive.

[ash31mi]

Why not accumulate the final 2,000 airframe hours and then scrap/retain for parts? They should have been fully depreciated by the 10,000 hr point in any case, so an extra 2,000 hours of usage come at a low cost. In my uninformed opinion, the typical Tecnam light sport buyer is looking for a new or lightly-used aircraft which is acknowledged to be at the high quality end of the market, and so buying an ultra-high time aircraft that will have undoubtedly incurred some wear and tear through constant use by multiple pilots will appeal to a different sort of buyer.

Good luck in your business venture, sounds like an interesting plan.

[ATP Time Builders]

Thanks for the reply. I appreciate you time.

It seems logical to just run them out of time, re-certify what is worthwhile and chop up the fuselage. Metal wings, struts are all good to keep for replacing as needed.

I am investigating companies that re-certify and or buy such aircraft.
Avionics and engines are probably the easiest to deal with and have most value.

The other side to this is if they sold for a very low dollar, they could come back to compete against us. That is probably the best reason for us to wear them out.