| Buying from Airco vs. Retail
Dealer |
Airco, Inc. |
Retail Dealer |
| Sell Quality pre-owned aircraft. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Search for the best buys available. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Knowledgeable salespeople to serve you. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Help in arranging Financing and Insurance Coverage. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Nice showroom and hangar to display aircraft for sale. |
No  |
Yes |
| Lots of overhead, mortgage payments and payroll. |
No |
Yes |
| Happy to provide basic information to interested callers. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Will spend time researching history of plane, copies of logs, details
of maintenance, and sending photos to anyone who asks. |
No |
Yes |
| Gives equal time and resources to tire-kickers and serious buyers
alike, trying to figure-out which are which. |
No |
Yes |
| Will reserve our time and resources to provide all the information
needed only to serious buyers, who identify themselves by wiring or overnighting
a refundable deposit. |
Yes |
No |
| High overhead requires making the best possible profit on every sale. |
No |
Yes |
| Low overhead allows making a small profit on a lot of sales. |
Yes |
No |
| Customers feel comfortable buying a plane this way. |
Not always |
Usually |
| Some buyers should spend the extra money and buy from a "full
service" retail dealer. Not everyone is comfortable buying an airplane
sight-unseen from a distant seller, based on 3rd party inspection and photos, or
traveling across country to see it. |
Absolutely |
We agree! |
| The buyer is usually satisfied with the airplane after the purchase. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Typical market time of airplanes being sold:
* our estimate... |
21 Days |
60 Days |
