Originally Posted by
Old Boeing Driver
It's been awhile since I operated the G-III, but wouldn't the Spey cores be worth $200K each? I would think the original seller could have parted it out for more than $400K just by selling the Speys and APU to Dallas Airmotive (or equivalent), and selling the rest to someone like Dodson.
Time might have been a factor, although I agree, the story doesn't seem too credible, especially when only one pilot got mentioned.