Well I don’t think you’ll find a glass cockpit in a 7eca but i’ll play along. 40k or under. Decent radio, transponder with adsb, Intercom, shoulder harnesses decent Interior, fabric and paint.
Hi Falco,
First of all, I'm biased because I happen to own a 7ECA. I got tired of looking for a Cub with good paperwork, good mechanicals, a reasonable price and a few of the usual upgrades already installed. An experimental Cub with an O-235 got me thinking that I should consider a 7ECA and it was the best thing that could have happened. First, because of that twist in the story line, we're here at ChampCitabriaDecathlonForums.com talking about it because if it wasn't for my Citabria this website wouldn't have been started! Second, like Bob said, the 7ECA has got to be the absolute best value play in aviation. There are so many good things you can say about the plane and it's affordable on top of everything else. So, we're in agreement with each other, not that you needed me to go on about the mighty 7ECA.
Regarding planes that might be available soon, I don't know of any right now. Mine might be on the market by this time next year but that's a long shot. We can beat the bushes here and there and let you know what comes of it but the best sources are Barnstormers.com and trade-a-plane.com. There are other start-up used aircraft sites but none of them seem to have the traffic that Barnstormers does/did. As much as I hate to say it, facebook (gosh I 'effing hate facebook!) is a pretty active resource if you don't mind going there. If you're not on facebook I'd be happy to post there that we have a member here looking for a 7ECA.
There might actually be one for sale in south Jersey, recently restored/painted and mechanically sound best I can tell. I can ask my buddy Abbas if he is ready to sell.
Lastly, fossil fuels will be around for a good long time to come. Just because cars and some industries are getting away from exclusively burning petroleum based fuels, there are decades ahead of us where we should be just fine. Too many existing and new cars in the market to pull the plug anytime soon.
Welcome to the site and let's find you an airplane!
Bart