N79975, a 1969 C172K has entered the building. Needs a bit of freshening up (well, nothing a paint job and interior won't cure...all in good time...); got it for a reasonable price including upgraded avionics (current Garmin yellow tag 430W, NSD360, KX155, KI 208, GTX330 ADS-B, and GMA340 audio). Most of the plastic trim is brittle...and the glareshield cover has seen better days.
But, it's mine, current annual and 24 month transponder check. Previous owner spent 14K on the annual and just wanted to get out of it. So...it's safe, and good enough for the hamburger runs for now...couple squawks (obviously...first thing was removing the hideous faux-wood grain contact paper the PO covered the instrument panel trim with...ick...what WAS he thinking..??), but, part of the deal is that I get a couple days in the hangar assisting the mechanic in working them out (pay for parts, get the hands for $0.00).
I'm chuffed...last weekend was not conducive to flying here in central NJ...maybe this week before the next snowmageddon hits...
Bryan
CFI-IA
Princeton 39N NJ
N79975
