Questions for a tire kicker

[S019]

Originally Posted by cessnadriver

Eric. I own and maintain a 1965 C337. Yes the P337 will fit your hangar size. Mine sits about 2 feet from the walls from the trailing edge of the wings. and the wing tips are about foot from walls. About 1-1 1/2 feet from the rudders trailing edge. I received my flight training here in Western Pennsylvania and basically stumbled across my CFI/MEI here at my home airport! Finding a DPE was more trouble, but find two, one in SW New York and another in central W. Virginia. I had about 900 hours as a Pvt single engine/100 Series Cessnas. When I started training in my Skymaster. Had about 50 hours when I was signed off to take my check ride. I did found another CFI/MEI in Nashville Tn. I needed a second MEI sign off, he was a good and understanding instructor. As for where to find a Skymaster, two web sites come to mind. First-BARNSTORMERS.COM, the other is SKYMASTER CENTER, the company is in South Carolina. Prices for a good P337 start around $100,000 with mid-time engines. Skymaster Center offers a Re-manufactured with new engines, special additions like winglets and new instrument panels, etc is about $425,000. If you have further quessts please feel free to contact me directly at bstory@pa.rr.com.
Good hunting.
BILLS, C337 owner/pilot/A&P

Great. That is what I was looking for. Thank you. I have been snooping around and have seen a few I am interested in but at the end of the day I still have to sell my RV-10 before I can do anything serious. Looks like a couple out there have been pretty idle in the previous years. Probably need some catch up maintenance, which I am not afraid of when priced right. It'll all depend on what's out there when I am in a position to be a buyer. And after finding a way to see one of these flying machines in person to see if it is going to feel right for me.

Eric

[TomM]

There is a great guy just west of Fort Smith, AR (Sallisaw, OK) that is very passionate about 337's. You can find more about it in this thread:

http://www.337skymaster.com/messages...ead.php?t=4673

If you want a type specific certificate (ME limited to center thrust) there are a few folks splattered about the country. Besides the ones mentioned below, there is Brad Newman at Tiffin Aire in Tiffin OH. If you want to get up north, Doug Rozendall who is the Chief of Staff for the Commemorative Air force lives up here in Mason City IA and he indicated that he would be able to give me my center thrust rating if my original plans fell through (which they didnt). There are options out there, but you may have to do a little traveling. I didnt mind as it involved flying. So I trained in OK and then flew with my instructor to OH for the check ride and then flew home to IA the next day. It was a some good flying!

Opps....I see your wallet is full of certificates! Helps if I read the entire post......

[S019]

Originally Posted by TomM

There is a great guy just west of Fort Smith, AR (Sallisaw, OK) that is very passionate about 337's. You can find more about it in this thread:

http://www.337skymaster.com/messages...ead.php?t=4673

If you want a type specific certificate (ME limited to center thrust) there are a few folks splattered about the country. Besides the ones mentioned below, there is Brad Newman at Tiffin Aire in Tiffin OH. If you want to get up north, Doug Rozendall who is the Chief of Staff for the Commemorative Air force lives up here in Mason City IA and he indicated that he would be able to give me my center thrust rating if my original plans fell through (which they didnt). There are options out there, but you may have to do a little traveling. I didnt mind as it involved flying. So I trained in OK and then flew with my instructor to OH for the check ride and then flew home to IA the next day. It was a some good flying!

Opps....I see your wallet is full of certificates! Helps if I read the entire post......

No problem. What you provided is good info. Despite having amassed certificates if I go this route I still want some dual instruction. The 337 is different than any other twin I have flown and my only pressurization time is in a Citation. Very different and type specific training is a must for me regardless of any insurance requirement.