Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 35 minutes ago

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There are a few mistakes that are really easy to make when you buy your first airplane and I wanted to shed some light on them in this video. It's not just the purchase process but even things before you get started, like looking into a hangar and lining up insurance and such, that often gets overlooked. I hope this video helps you in that process!

If we are meeting for the first time, I'm Charlie Gasmire, a commercially licensed pilot and airplane owner, and I make helpful content for private pilots. I own a 1975 Cessna 182 in Dallas, Texas, and make content sharing my lessons learned along the way so that it might help others.

Links mentioned in the video:
- lgainsurance.com
- Financial model and Airplane Buying Roadmap: airplaneacademy.com/roadmap
- Insiders Newsletter: airplaneacademy.com/insiders

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