We Bought an ABANDONED Airplane For $16,000! Will it Start & Fly After 8 Years?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- We just bought an abandoned plane for $16,000 that has been sitting since 2015. Will we be able to save it? Watch us attempt a first start after 8 years. It will be a lot of work to get this plane back in the air, but it will happen. It's a 2006 Zodiak 601XL SLSA factory built by AMD. This plane will make for a big profit flip if we can get it all sorted out on a budget. Oh yea, it has no logbooks or paperwork :)
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32:28 The spider legit made me jump 😂😂
I jumped and my wife screamed!
Yep, that was a shocker.
Was looking for this comment. Yep. He’s an as.. naughty boy, for that 😐
immediate unsub. lol
Same
I was one of the ones bidding against you. Glad you got it, so now I can see what happened to it. Cool little airplane. Want to sell it?
haha
What auction website is it to bid for airplanes?
I jumped out of my seat when you made that black widow hit the lens. My heart is still racing, lol
brooooooo mee tooooo. was scarier than most horror movie i watched
HAHAAAA
Everyone needs a Larry in their lives! What a star. He knows every nut, every wire. Great video. Looking forward to part 2!
Thanks Larry! You’re the best!
Totally agree. He knows this model for sure.
Without a Larry type in my back pocket, I would NEVER try this! You got the right crew for this job! And kudos to Larry for being open to sharing info and helping! Way to support the plane, Larry!!!
I’m not a pilot, just a wannabe. I think this is a perfect plane for the both of you. You clearly have the means to be able to afford this risk. If, as I suspect, you’re able to get it airworthy, it will make an excellent time builder for both of you to get you certification. If you use both this and the 172 and take your check ride in the 172, you will be on your way. Good luck and fly safe.
Congratulations
As a private pilot and ex-owner of an LSA very similar to that one, you are going to have a lot of fun with that airplane
I wish you blue skies and happy and safe flying
This video brings me hope that I can once own or share own an airplane. It being priced as used Toyota is really inspiring. Thanks for sharing the experience up until the engine start, its really nice and relaxing to watch a video that does not leave some anxiety-enducing cliffhanger in the end.
I like it when you guys do things yourself ….not just hiring people to do the work 👍🏻🔥😎
Another trick you could have done was taken two 2x6’s and bolted them down across on the front of the trailer with them sticking over the edge enough for the wheels to sit on and with enough gap for the wheels to sit between them and strapped them down good and tight. Food for thought on your next purchase. I just picked up a Stinson from Missouri to Michigan and had to modify the trailer with that method and worked great. Great find!!!!
that actually would not work.
Congrats on the purchase, very comfortable airplanes. You mentioned wanting to do upgrades a number of times in your video. Remember that SLSA aircraft are certificated under ASTM standards which REQUIRE a Letter of Authorization from the manufacturer for any deviation from original equipment or repairs that are not specifically described in the aircraft maintenance manuals. While the new AMD is supporting these 601's, you might want to consider moving yours to an ELSA. There would be two benefits in doing that, first you could deviate from original equipment. Second, after taking a 16 hour course getting your Light Sport Repairman - Inspection (LSRI), you could perform your own maintenance including the Condition Inspection. Good luck! Will enjoy watching your videos.
"you could perform your own maintenance including the Condition Inspection" that's really not the best idea imo
@@raymondo162 The beauty of S/ELSA aircraft being built to ASTM standards is the requirement of very detailed maintenance documentation. There is no expectation of using the 43-13 to interpolate work, it has to be laid out (unless the 43-13 is called out in the documentation). As long as you follow the documentation, it's hard to screw up.
Great content, I love the Zenith. I’m building a Zenith 701 and resurrected a Grumman Traveler last year that had sat in New Jersey for 11 years. Now I’m enjoying flying the Grumman after nearly 400 hours of restoration work. Looking forward to following this project.
😊 Best wishes on the 701
This dude seems more excited about his $16k LSA than his Citation lol
With that $10,000 bottle, I would be too
Definitely a lot more fun to fly the LSA
@@770ArboristTreeServiceexplain 10,000 bottle
Just found this channel what happened to the videos on jr garage we miss you guys
Is that citation max?
Hey guys, not to diminish your other videos, but this one is probably one of the best. Very entertaining and fun to watch! Can't wait for part 2...
This was fun to watch! Hope repairs and upgrades go smoothly and you’re in the air with it soon. $16k seems like a great deal.
I love the content lately. Keep up the great work. $16k for a factory built certified plane that is airworthy is an amazing deal. And being from 2006, its avionics should not be super outdated. Great buy!
It also will not hurt anything to add some Marvel to your fuel. I worked on crop dusters for years and we ran car gas most of the time. I would add one gallon of Marvel to 500 gallons of gas and we never had any valve problems. You will love how easy that plane flys!
Fricken got me with that spider. Almost fell outta my desk chair.
Yer not the only one!
Got me too :/
I am a Small Airplane guy, so this video was great. The length was fine, and content was very good, for me.
Not much of a Jet fan, interesting, but I am turned off by the extreme costs to buy, and maintain a Jet.
And the REGULATIONS for aircraft is suffocating! Sure, Safety is indeed important, but regulations, as in other things, is incredibly confining, and not always for safety reasons.
I do enjoy the search and the finding of Cars and Planes that are Gems that needs some polish and a bit of TLC, and they come back to life. Like this airplane, semi-abandoned, sitting for years, and could be had for a small amount of cash. A Good story with a good ending.
Thumbs up!
I just bought a Kitfox Lite for 9K. Set for 5 years and started up no problem. Uship mover could not put it in his trailer so I went out and bought a trailer for $2,200 in like new condition. Shipper was going to charging $1,900 so i really only paid $ 300 for the trailer. Kitfox has folding wings and fit on trailer with no problem. I love this little plain 😍. I am getting ready to fly it soon😎. If you haven't seen a kitfox lite go to TH-cam and check it out. It has bush tires and looks good after I finish it I will post it on TH-cam It is a Ultra lite part 103 no license to fly. Regards; Phillip
Never EVER hand turn the prop while you're in its way. It doesn't matter if the magnetos are grounded, if the key is not in, even if there are no magnetos. Always turn the prop with one hand and don't have your whole body over it.
Thank you. Totally agree. I've flown a variety of airplanes since 1976 and have had a couple of surprises when hand-propping airplanes. If it can happen, it eventually will.
I’m not a gambler…but I am a risk taker like you guys! Nothing ventured…nothing gained! And you’re having a blast! Keep up the great content and God bless you in 2024!
God bless you Larry! (the real MVP!) This was by far the best origin story on YT! Cant wait for the updates!
I taught a guy to fly in one, he bought new for $108k. His was a factory built Zodiac 601. Great little plane, it was a LSA, not the SLSA. Had dynon avionics. Be careful of the canopy, you have to insure it double clicks locked. There’s a tale of someone falling out after trying to reclose it after it popped open in flight. Scary. Great flying little plane. I’ve got some videos on my Facebook page of it.
Wow $108k new!!
The tale of the guy falling out, as I recall is he was a passenger and had a CFI flying who never flew a 601 and was unfamiliar with how sensitive they are in pitch.
Anyways, as the story goes the passenger exited the plane before taking off and when he got back in, didn’t fasten his seatbelt or harness.
The canopy did pop open in flight (when it does it only opens about 6” but makes a hell of a racket), it startled the CFI who made a significant pitch down and in so doing the unsecured passenger experienced negative g’s and exited the aircraft
I look forward to seeing it fly. Flying is so expensive. This plane is a lot more affordable than most. Great video!
You guys are definitely riverboat gamblers. I can't wait to see the finished project. NO, I would not have risked buying it.
Yes, taking no chances at all is so exciting. Watch out not to do anything interesting. No! Always step back.
How about buying more flight lessons and getting a pilot certificate? That would be a priority to me if I didn't already have mine.
I'm amazed by how you multitask, filming and working on the plane all at the same time. That's a lot of dedication to your two crafts.
Thank you!
That seems like the perfect airplane to do some flight training. I don’t think I would have taken that risk, but with high risk there is high rewards. I almost threw my IPad when that spider jumped towards the screen 😂😂.
Great stuff guys. Love the content long or short. You guys collectively are an inspiration. I can’t afford to do it so I live vicariously watching you.
In the U.K. under (microlight or permit) aircraft, it’s advised and sometimes mandatory to install an isolation switch from the Earth X battery. They are of the highest in quality but should a lithium battery go faulty there is a risk of fire and you need to isolate it (turn it off) from the cockpit so I would definitely fit one and it’s easy to do.
Glad to see the story unfolding in longer content :)
You got a good buy here it seems.
Other thing is that lithium batteries have a much lower internal resistance. You can't just replace an old lead-acid for risk of overloading/blowing-up alternator.
I've been building these for a while in various configs and chemistries and if the battery itself has a fault isolating probably won't do much. Of course isolation is useful if something else draws too much current. Blowing up an alternator is very unlikely (among other things we use these on motorcycles with extremely small alternators) and keep in mind the lead acid batteries used for starting vehicles also have very low internal resistance--it's a main design criteria and they're specifically built that way as a tradeoff vs capacity. The main difference is the per-cell voltage difference between lithium and lead acid giving lithium vehicle batteries a volt or two extra at rest depending on the chemistry, and this generally isn't an issue.
IMO the video length was just right and especially well done. I’m looking forward to the next one. Larry is awesome! Watching from Istanbul, Turkey.
Your content has gotten me into aviation. Thank you for such amazing content, hope to learn as much as I can!
For the condition of the plane, you guys did exceptionally well on the deal, depending on how much you spend getting it back to flying condition and any upgrades,you’ll make a good profit if you’re re-selling ( actually a awesome plane to get your license in) it’s slow enough to stay ahead of which makes learning a lot easier..good job
That spider prank was not expected!😭
The gas tank(s) look really nice and clean at 8:44
Great video guys, as usual. Really like the longer video. I think this was one of your best videos. I diffidently would have bought the plane for that price. You guys got a great deal on the plane. Never heard of that make, but I think it will be a nice little plane for you guys. Hope you guys have a great and safe New Year. Can’t wait to see the follow up video.
Awesome video. Look forward to the annual and first flight
Now you and a low time instructor can jump in it and fly over mountains at night like you did last time🤣
Super fun to watch! Congrats on a heck of a find. There's something about watching dirt wash off a plane or car that's so satisfying.
That spider thing was NOT cool. lol
Made me AND the wife jump.
Same here!! So messed up
Holey sleepless times for great dedication, towards your endeavors.
I'm sure in understanding how it works. This very exciting on the reveal omg absolutely feels right!
Onward 🌈 to episode 2.
I'll be right here to see this. It truly keeps me going.
Oh u bastard... got me with the black widow thing. hahaha
I had to do it 😂
props to the editor......he's a jerk.@@JRAviation
My exact words
Larry is a steady rock! It was probably because you knew that he would help you and that motivated you to do the purchase. With a friend like Larry, the decision to buy the plane was a no-brainer decision.
Amazing video! I look forward to watching the second part.
// A fan in Sweden
Way too risky for me... which is why I love to live vicariously through your channel. Exciting project IMHO. You two have a nose for picking up other peoples trash and turning it into gold.
Love finding hidden gems!
That spider trick was not cool ! 😂 Glad to see you guys know Larry. I met him at the buckeye fly-in a year or two ago. Cool guy and he really knows his Corvairs
Larry is a great guy in the community!
Hey guys - nice plane make sure the ailerons have the mass balance kit installed to reduce the chance of flutter that was a potential problem on the 601.
please explain what that is to a novice and why it is needed
@@snorttroll4379 Sure - the flying surfaces on a plane deflect into the air stream to make the plane move. Whenever something moves there is always another force opposing the movement. Flutter is a condition where these up and down movements of the control surfaces get bigger and bigger and can eventually cause damage and in the worst case can take the wings off a plane. Originally the 601 was designed without weights added to the control surfaces to damp these oscillations- the design relied on tension in the control cables. There were a spate of in explained 601 in flight breakups and the theory was that flight control oscillation was the cause. A relatively simple fix was to modify the control surfaces and add counterbalance weights to act as further insurance against this problem. Hope that helps.
The mods to the 601 xl were much more than balancing the control surfaces including beef up in the wings and fuselage. As a dar I was forbidden from certifying a 601 until it was modified with a kit from zenith to bring it up to 601xlb status. Some of the failures involved the factory built 601xl’s.
I’m pumped that this worked out so well for you. Abandoned airplanes are a total gamble. I was wondering when something on this would pop up in my feed. I subscribed to your channel right before approving you to bid.
Thank you for bidding in our auction, we plan to have more planes this year.
Like the longer video, good buy!
Awesome, More to come!
Great watching the adventure and it will be fun bringing her back to flying condition. I bought a 1967 Cessna 150 in 1983 for $ 7,500 and it was a great little plane to cruise around in and would burn auto fuel. Look forward to your future videos on the project and yes I really like the longer videos !
You guys are great ….and Christian is just amazing 🤓
That corvair motor has a great sound!
Fun video guys.
Love the new plane. Loved the video. Buuuuut… you guys and that spider… grrrrrrrrr. Dropped my damn phone. 🤦🏼♂️😂😂
Like the long format for this story. It was worth the wait so see things go in the right direction.
Great video. Can’t wait to see it fly
I remember meeting y'all back in 2018 at Streetspeed717's TH-camr callout event. Taking the Tesla down the dragstrip. It's amazing to see how far y'all have come in the past 5 years. I wish nothing but the best for y'all.
Small world, I remember that like it was yesterday!
Loved the longer video! Great stuff can’t wait to see the upgrades
Dang spider! GOT ME!!!!
Really great video
Larry is awesome !
Once u guys have done the work mentioned to it, the plane will look fantastic.
Looking forward to seeing it in the air
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Larry’s got some cool stuff. His trailer is too nice to haul a load.
If you ever do that again with the spider I will stop watching you pair 🤬
You sceard the shit out off me😅
#mee2
Damn they got me good. DON'T do that again!!!
That was the hardest I've flinched in a long time😂
Same here!
I am glad that the plane was in good shape. I hope that you are able to put the plane back together and hopefully fly it
Like this comment if the spider made you jump!!
I leapt, does that count?
That jump scare with the Black Widow spider..... NOT COOL BRO! 😂😂😂😂
Why did you fake a dirty plane if all pictures before listing, auction and sale are proof it was roofed and clean other than regular small dirt and aging paint?
Everything about them and their Other TH-cam channel JR garage is fake
Dooood, screamin deal!!! This was fun to watch!!! With such a low time, only TWO AD’s and everything semi modern, intact and seemingly functional, def a deal! Can’t wait to see its first flight!
With the exception of your oil not changing to new oil plan, it's a great video. I would have used new oil to fire it up and warm up to clean out the system, then change it again while hot. 16k for a plane, what's another 50$? seriously.
Great video! I’m actually very impressed at JR garage level of involvement and all the little things. I kind of had this thought that you guys were just the money and everyone else did the work watching you slave over a $16,000 purchase says a lot about your work ethic, especially since you appear to have several million other purchases
dude that freaking spider sent me flying out of my seat... I opened my eyes right as it came on screen 😂
Where star was was filmed and also the mars rover landing. I will be ready to watch the next video where you put the wings back on. And change the oil and filters. If I had a friend like you got heck yes I would have bought it. Awesome find.
I love those Vespa tires on the taildragger, gives it a very P-51 look to the landing gear.
I would have done the same. I have the CH650B with Lycoming 0235. Good purchase. The 0200 engine, you need to look out for carry heat a lot.
that spider attack just about gave me a heart attack 😑😡😂
I NEVER jump scare, and that one nearly made me drop my phone!
The spider scared the shit out of me lol
Got my ass too 😂
Sen...bloody...sational. Great adventure. Having a Larry is a HUGE resource.
Its not a Lithium Ion battery...its a Lithium Iron Phosphate battery. There is a huge difference. So many TH-camrs now are causing issues and spreading inaccurate information because they keep saying Lithium like they are all interchangeable. They are not. Learn the characteristics of each type and chemistries therein and get their names right. Sponsor would probably appreciate it too.
TH-cam is a world inside a world. Who knew this many subscribers are into planes. The Porsche Boxster S is arguably the best car they ever made. It's a REAL Porsche and it's affordable.
wow a creator who will post up something with a closure instead of right in the middle of a critical procedure. thanks. subbed.
My Dad was a pilot, even working for Boeing for a few years.
I've flown hundreds of hours over three decades in the right hand seat, strictly as a passenger.
This was in both private and corporate aircraft, both in the U.S. and abroad--but never felt like getting licensed and buying a plane.
You may have ruined me now! I really like that plane and this process.
Best regards,
Todd
I wouldn't be advertising that your dad worked at boeing. they are a joke.
I love your purchase and you got lucky. Nice production.
Thanks!
I know that airport! Welcome to SoCal!! You're right in front of a buddy's hangar!
Epic VID!!! I'M HOOKED!!!! Can't wait for the follow-ups!!! Bring more content PLEASE!!! I'm a retired Air Force Crew Chief and this brought me joy!!!
The spider on 32 minutes really scared me 😂💀💀
Great machine best bang for buck ya can get. Gfeat cruiser with long legs 5 hours at 110 knots. Enjoy.😊
Right! Awesome economy!
All I did was look up and was hit with that Jump Scare! 😱😱😱
Love the Plane, not the Fright! 😵
I build and fly model airplanes and I found this to be one of the best light airplane videos I have ever seen, Good job on the long video. I look forward to seeing the next one.
Thank you for mentioning the CH601 wing spar AD. My local airport lost a popular CFI in 2006 because of that issue.
I hope it’s the xl-B model. The wings on the standard 601 had a spar that would fail in moderate turbulence when at gross weight.
JR I,VE HEARD OF THESE AIRCRAFT AND THEIR ALOT OF FUN TO FLY. AS AN A&p mechanic as well as a private pilot its a great deal you got and they fly great.
mark san francisco calif.
Look like running and driving work good too
Hey the small airport where the plane was sitting appears to be Cable Airport (KCCB) in Upland CA. I go over there for fuel (cheapest around) and my mechanic is over there. Nice place with a great restaurant. Good luck!
that was crazy! I used to fly all the time when I was your age. Haven’t flown for at least 10 years now. After retiring we didn’t have the money to do it anymore. But I guess you know what you’re doing buying planes, I wish I knew what you know. I’d love to be able to afford to get a little plane like that. It was a great video. I watched every minute of it.
Forgot to say this is by far my favourite video of yours so far. Please keep it coming !
Thank you! Will do!
I got to admit, that jump scare got me really bad 🤣
I like the longer content, can't wait to see farther content on this plane
That's a great video. I'm delighted to see you get it home and running so soon. I'm considering the same thing with a factory build 2006 LSA. It's been in a hanger for more than ten years but should have all documentation. The biggest problem is that it's more than 4000km from home. Do you pull it apart and tow it home like you did or fix it and fly?
Great Find! Great Purchase! Great Project! Great Airplane! PLEASE keep making progress videos... AWESOME JOB you guy's.
About 40 years ago, I learned to fly in Grumman AA1B and AA1C 2-seaters with sliding canopy. The Trainer version had a climb prop, the TR-2 version had a cruise prop.
This plane looks almost identical at a glance, just lacking the sliding canopy which could be flown closed or locked halfway open. The wings look the same, and even the standard 11 gallons usable in each wing is identical. The Grumman was faster and heavier. It also had intentional spins prohibited like this one. Basically, by the time you spun it 270 degrees, it was unrecoverable and you're dead. So, doing stall practice was a good time to be really paying attention and making no mistakes.
I bought a 73 piper Cherokee - sight unseen - for $19,500 ten years ago. It only had 215 hours on a new engine and I had numerous conversations with the mechanic who had maintained the plane for the decade prior (a retired Piper factory A&P/AI from the Vero Beach plant) so I knew it was in great working order. We hopped in it and flew it 2000 miles from PA to WA without a hitch and it's been a great plane. Although I don't recommend this the fact remains you can find some crazy deals if you are patient.
Your narrative skills have improved considerably since I got tired of you straight-piping every luxury auto you bought. Fun.