Spring is in full swing, and as the weather becomes warmer and days become longer, fly-ins and pancake breakfasts begin to pepper calendars across the country. It’s a good time of year to own an airplane, and for pilots still in the prospective owner stage, now is the time to watch for buying opportunities being pulled out of their hangars for the first time in months.
As is typically the case, certain aircraft types that are in high demand command top dollar. Four-place Cessna taildraggers and Grumman AA-5s, nice as they are, remain as pricey as ever. Even the two-place Grumman AA-1s, once firmly rooted in the $20,000-$30,000 range, are now commonly listed for $50,000 to $60,000.
