If you’re serious about buying an airplane—even thinking about buying an airplane—one of the best things you can do is to join the appropriate type club.
A type club is a collection of owners and supporters of a specific type of airplane organized to share make- and model-specific technical information and hints for owning and flying the aircraft. The club may be formally organized and professionally staffed, or it may be an online presence run by a single person or collection of volunteers. Regardless, a type club is your best resource for answers to the many questions you’ll have as you evaluate candidate aircraft and after you purchase your aerial dream machine. It may save you a substantial amount of money—and it will make you demonstrably and statistically safer. Here’s why.
