C172 Share
Good Afternoon, long time since my last post.
I'm looking at buying a share in a C172. All costs seem very reasonable to me, but just a couple of questions as it's my first foray into any kind of a/c ownership.
1) Is it perfectly acceptable to ask to be taken for a flight? If you were buying a car, you'd want a test drive, so I'd assume that as long as I offer to pay the cost of the flight, this shouldn't be an issue
2) If there are a couple of other interested parties, and I have a date I want to see the a/c (and go for a flight too), but it gets rained off, are most people happy to hold on to the share until you have the flight?
3) Anything in particular I should be cautious of? The plane is over 50 years old, but has an annual until the end of next year, apparently has great maintenance fund and has had new avionics a year or so ago (with new radio for 8.33 regs too).
Thanks in advance
T