Buying The CHEAPEST Piper PA-46 Malibu In The Country & Flying It Home Nonstop!

[@stephengoossen6060]

Boys you gotta get that private pilot training done :)

[@pfletch]

They will get it with 1,000hrs of right seat time lol

[@addsub49]

They gotta get a medical first.

[@banderson1979]

no

[@thesearcherman6652]

I think they are to smart for that. They seem to be staying on the money making side of avaition rather than the money losing side.

[@thesearcherman6652]

👍

[@alrad5686]

Congrats Jeff and the JR gang. Great looking plane. Owen's landings are perfection.

[@JRAviation]

Yes they are! Thanks for tuning in!

[@2noslo]

@@JRAviation I hear from his flight attendants that he’s not all that smooth. Isn’t he supposed to be in court?

[@stuckinthemiddlewithz5392]

It feels illegal to be this early to a JR vid. The Malibu is such a great bird. Nice grab - love seeing the steam gauges for a change

[@roaddog7542]

Owen did a great job documenting the trip on his own. 👍

[@JRAviation]

Yes! I’m glad he could get some clips.

[@christophergagliano2051]

Per the continental service manual if you got low compression what you need to do is go fly it for an hour and then recheck the compression. 80% of the time those low cylinders will come up to an acceptable compression, again that is the continental recommended procedure.

[@flytoday]

40 year old plane could be anything

[@billcarrier9622]

Exactly correct, if the cylinders were replaced 300 hours ago and it hasn't been run regularly you can get inaccurate compression numbers.

[@luisbosch9433]

Don't forget a thorough boroscope examination as per Savvy Aviation specs.

[@christophergagliano2051]

@luisbosch9433 I'm pretty sure the Continental service manual already requires a borescope inspection as part of the annual.

[@placidbeach]

Let us know if the compressions improve although obviously you'll have to do the annual asap but maybe the long flight cross country was enough? Did the ferry trip make it non stop? What was the time?

[@terrydaniel9736]

Wow you did it again. This is lovely Piper. I can’t wait to see how improve it. Great job.

[@SkylaneGuy]

Man you guys scored another one. These early Malibus had a terrible rep for engine longevity, but we've all learned a lot about operation and maintenance of big-bore turbo Continentals in the last 40 years. Garmin glass would be sweet, but it won't make it fly any better. I'd refurb the interior for a fraction of the price and you'll have the ride of your dreams. Paint looks very nice.

[@jonfelty6063]

Great find! Owen makes it look so easy! Thanks for the trip!

[@whynot5045]

Been waiting a long time for a new plane video. Awesome plane.

[@JRAviation]

You’re gonna love this one!

[@KillbarrackShoppingCentre]

Thanks for the unedited landing, appreciate it.

[@nilslindenblad9856]

Good stuff. A great high performance pick up. I am pumped for you guys. Can't wait to see more of this gem.

[@mikeprodanov7468]

What a great find... and Owen.... Pilot's pilot! Kool as a cucumber!

[@dudemister6012]

I think you hit a home run with this one👍👍👍

[@markcraig3702]

Man, what a great find. Owen, makes everything look so easy and professional.

[@enbyluna]

9:12 Yeah that is one bit of local Seattle knowledge you are missing, if we have clear skies in the evening during the winter than we frequently get dense fog rolling in shortly after dark that stays till morning. An instrument rating is essential when flying in the Seattle area.

[@joshlavallee8139]

Congrats!! Love the Malibu, also on my dream list. I vote interior first. Then maybe minor avionics, Garmin 275s?

[@speedypt]

Owen is the landing MASTER! Nicely done!

[@JRAviation]

Thanks for the kind words. Owen's got the smoothest landings!

[@johnisley4578]

Keep an eye on those main spar lower caps (SAIB). In moderate/severe turbulence I'd be sticking somewhere between VA and VS clean and not solely VA.

[@MiturBinEsderty]

JR is at the point where he needs a full time mechanic. When there is down time I’m sure he knows or Owen knows other owners who would need work done. I have so many ideas these guys haven’t even reached their full potential. Parting out planes is another option he lives in the perfect place for storing planes. I wanna see these guys get to heavy jets one day. Between JR and Owen nothing can’t be done it’s a long slow steady marathon but these guys are super young smart and ambitious=winners

[@billcarrier9622]

I love it, what a nice high performance airplane! I love that it runs economically at LOP, is a single engine, and is pressurized!

[@JRAviation]

Fore sure! The LOP cruise is amazing

[@golfbravowhiskey8669]

Nice. I had a Malibu from 2009 until 2017. Great planes, flew many many trips from Tyler Tx to Pueblo Co. Just to down size i bought a Columbia 400, I like that playing a little better but I think it's just because it's newer that Malibu is hard to beat.

[@ryanthomas2472]

I love the Columbia 400. I had one for a while and now my everyday plane is a TTx. I think they're the most overlooked piston singles out there.

[@maxelder2139]

Super excited for this video! Your last video explaining these planes was awesome!

[@JRAviation]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the last one. Such a cool plane :)

[@camerongoodwin2020]

@@JRAviation Yes I agree. I always knew the different names of the PA-46s, but your last video was super informative explaining all the different features of the different models

[@maxs4986]

That plane is awesome!!! i hope to someday buy my own plane but for now i can enjoy yours haha, good video!

[@firepilot109]

Mount Rainier! Great plane, those are super sweet flyers and good for people getting in and out of.

[@danm9874]

This is the one! Go all in with interior and glass.

[@chadmark88]

Another awesome landing by "The Pro" . . . I'm looking forward to see where this plane "takes you".

[@FT-64]

Love it! Malibu is the ultimate personal single-engine prop plane.

[@placidbeach]

Wow, what a nice plane. And in spite of a lot of fear mongering out there due to early days LOP ops in these first engines, SO many people love the Continental and love these planes. Used to own a Piper Saratoga 300HP twin turbo and have always wanted one of these for next airplane. Closest thing to a cabin class in a small plane. Mirage fine too as I'm OK with an extra 5 GPH. Heard plenty of folks confirm fuel isn't the biggest expense in ownership. Heard these early Malibu's are SUPER hard to find (as video confirms). THANK YOU. (amazing landing too!)

[@camerongoodwin2020]

I mean this with no sarcasm, I really do look forward to the video of when yall get your PPLs and can put a video together of just you and your brother in the cockpit!

[@stantaylor3350]

Get your instrument rating too. Need that if the clouds set in, before you're back on the ground.

[@fohatadri]

Man that's such a proper noise. That engine is a beeeaaast!

[@andrewozzy]

What a cool plane! Interior for sure, maybe Gi275 if not going with a bigger glass upgrade. Great little unit with an hour of battery incase of alternator failure. Owen gotta get a cleanup crew to the runway! Left to much butter out there.

[@jakesimpson6365]

Waited for this, very nice! How’s the flight training going for you guys? Would love to see y’all flying more!

[@ericsd55]

lol they have no comment

[@barrettknowlton]

What an insane plane. Love the vids!

[@65LB]

The man certainly can slide right on to the runway

[@MrNice-gw5dt]

nice plane guys! thanks for the flight!

[@saldun2603]

Rush a total rush. Wow sweet find. Owen your fabulous and you greased it. Onward 🌈 everyone can't wait to see your plans and restoration. ???

[@mikeh7256]

Just a couple of items on this... I owned a few of these, with my last being a 2015 with the G1000 & Garmin autopilot. Great (4) place plane. (6 if your passengers are from the Wizard of Oz) Every time I put 6 on with small bags & full fuel, we were 600-800 lbs over gross - but landing in the envelope. Canceled several flights when there were advisories for turbulence. And the burn is 22 gph. The Continental NEVER makes it to TBO - and LOP operation shortens it even further. The opening in the pilot side window is a HUGE bonus not available on the newer models. Handy bc Piper's AC historically sucks on the ground. I took care of the weight problem by buying a. TBM 940.

[@malibujack4852]

My Malibu has 1400 lb useful load. I have the TSIO550C conversion which is a derated 350 hp continental engine which gives really good performance up high. Absolutely love it! They are phenomenal aircraft. There are a lot of nay-sayers out there but they really have no clue how great these aircraft are. If they weren’t, they wouldn’t be in continuous production since 1984with really good sales volume. Good luck!

[@JRAviation]

Thanks for sharing, 550 Malibu is a sweet plane!

[@davidhill3939]

What do your annuals average?

[@malibujack4852]

@@davidhill3939 they aren’t cheap. They typically run $15-25K at a PA-46 specialty shop. If done at a non-specialty place (not recommended) they will run $8-10K. This assumes you have no serious problems or haven’t asked for elective work. For instance, I’ve had my de-ice boots replaced and parts alone run $40K. If you get the heated windshield upgrade as mentioned in the video, the parts alone run about $35K. I upgraded my entire air conditioning system one year and that wasn’t cheap, and so on.

[@aviationkphx2599]

Great video as always 🔥

[@EDD51459]

Owned a 1985 from 2010-2020. Get good maintenance. Mead aviation, Malibu Aerospace, Midwest Malibu, Casey Aviation. I brought it to my local guy, a great mechanic and friend but my first annual with Kevin Mead found $32,000 worth of missed stuff. Issues I had over 10 years: Pressurization failure, boot failure, hydraulic pump failure, gear actuator leaks, constant ac leaks, about 3 ac compressors, turbo blow out at 13,000 feet causing oil starvation and engine seize leading to a dead stick landing, crankcase crack, autopilot issues (KFC150 was a great autopilot in 1984). The happiest days in a Malibu owner's life are the day they buy it and the day they sell it.

[@stephenreese5921]

Tip tanks, heated wind screen…it’s a steal!

[@Les.The.Occasional.Aviator]

The Malibu is my upgrade plan from my Cardinal RG. Great plane!

[@therealjimmysworld]

Nice find!

[@fredwilliams6843]

Sounds like a great find. Congratulations.

[@JRAviation]

Thanks!

[@DanielMcLalin-f5n]

Great landing!!

[@RamblingsofJT]

Good luck. The piston PA-46s are hard on engines. Most barely make it 1/2 way to TBO before needing major work

[@JRAviation]

Cylinders yes, but most go to TBO or beyond with a top or two from what I see.

[@RamblingsofJT]

@ I looked hard at a new m350 last year. Ended up buying a G36 Bonanza. Looking at a Jet-Prop PA-46 or a M500 as my next move.

[@sbraudrick]

Owen is an amazingly versatile and thorough pilot... congrats on the new Malibu

[@MiturBinEsderty]

Without him I don’t think any of this is practical. He is a top notch pilot. He would make a great military pilot but he is making too much money for that. Maybe who knows he is young. I doubt it but I’d like to see him in an F-15

[@DerekGarner-km4fj]

That landing... Butter.

[@JRAviation]

Always... I don’t now how he does it!

[@fisherh9111]

Great plane. Looking forward to seeing how the annual goes! Post soon please :)

[@kennoway8251]

Definitely a keeper !!

[@STERNWAERTS]

13:52 oh man what a machine!

[@MrSir2552]

If this is a lifetime plane, interior and glass is a must! Great score yet again

[@MarkSnop]

I always love the airplanes you guys get! Maybe I’ll get to fly again one day

[@MastinoNapoletano420]

When she started up I was like whoa...did you guys get one of Cleetus' twin turbo V8s in that thing?! She sounds amazing!

[@Houster_]

Beautiful ride! Waiting on the PPl training playlist!

[@stevenschmitz803]

Awesome airplane, definitely the best piston. That is the dream plane to get before you go to either a twin or turbo prop

[@gregizzo8349]

Gotta say, the hair game is on point…. congrats on the new bird!! I’ve flown a few Malibu’s, they are a blast! I always felt spoiled back in the day being in a pressurized piston.

[@3AHG]

Damn, you guys just bought my dream plane! Eager to wait videos about it 🤠

[@downeyrobinson3645]

Only Piper I’ve flown is the Aerostar and I loved it! Looks like nice aircraft!

[@robertchidlow7011]

You have the best pilot. Go Owen!

[@denniswalker6281]

Appreciate the insight.

[@DannyHartwig]

I luv the old look ! I'd do avionics moter upgrades every thing kool and leave 1970;interior for me ...

[@ELZCGIJoe]

Damn that's a nice plane. Kind of lost on what you do and don't have though. Maybe a JR Aviation Fleet update video? That'd be nice!

[@rodgerraubach2753]

Beautiful airplane! I love Pipers; had an 1982 PA28-236 Dakota, but sold due to ill health and loss of my medical.

[@jokerace8227]

I like the livery, and that's a good panel setup as is, imo. Besides solving the cylinder compression thing, really just an update of the upholstery as some of the seat material looks a bit stretched from that 4 decades of use.

[@pakkelly]

I am subscribing to see the whole restoration. When a retractable aircraft like this is out of annual and you get a ferry permit, do you jack it up and test the gear before you attempt the ferry flight?

[@DKofDAH]

14:22 nice not only over 200kts but also caught the exact moment the plane is at 13337 feet. 👍🏼

[@piperpilot72]

Its cool buying planes and revamping them, I did the same with my L29 and Baron, you may want to look into the engine history on the malibu - highest engine failure rate and fatality rate of any single engine aircraft built. 3 based here at the local airport, in the shop more than they are in the air. Great concept of a plane but horrble engine marriage. Jamming a hot recip in the tight nose cooks the cylinders. There's a reason theyre cheap and its not because its a piper.

[@sccarguy8242]

I’m hoping that running the plane for a good stretch loosened up the rings, or reseated the valves and the compression issue fixed itself

[@DanDan-of8nv]

Nice plane. Congratulations!👨🏻‍✈️🛫

[@nickpapagiorgio5056]

14:13 mount rainier?! Gorgeous shot btw Owen!

[@rayeaker1207]

It is likely the valves need to be lapped and rotocoils replaced in the low compression cylinders. Very common with Continental engines and not too difficult to do.

[@michaelccastro]

I agree on upgrading the interior. These Pipers a JEM

[@7728abbott]

Love this channel. Great people, great deals.

[@JRAviation]

Appreciate the kind words!

[@robertgothier4821]

Nice one guys, clean plane! Was that mount hood?

[@officialbritishtaxpayer5609]

A lovely aircraft - I want one!!!😄

[@bnelson313braveheart]

Great plane!

[@SMcda]

Better get with Kevin Mead. If the windshield is original, plan replacing it. Jugs go LOP, run it hard ROP

[@beandrive]

Nice going, great job.

[@ThatPilotJay]

What do you guys think of the latest edition to the JRAviation fleet? This is a fun one!

[@douglasmiller1467]

Mt Hood and the Cascade Range.

[@benjaminjohnson6476]

If you were at pain feel i hope you went to Paul Allens Fly heritage Collection there which is located on pain feild. They have some of the most meticulously restored warbirds from a mustang to b25, a6m5, me109, fw190, ju87and me262 jet, just to name a few

[@JRAviation]

I'll have to go next time I'm in that area!

[@Tourn4x4]

Get the panel updated, some new Garmin would make that baby pop 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@utubewatcher360]

Shasta, Little Shasta, and Three Sisters

[@trentcarlson4857]

15 gallons hr and your buying exhaust valve’s like golf balls!! I would spend the money on fuel and run rich of peak. At least find out if anyone has had better success on the rich side because I know the outcome of running lean of peak. It’s almost a full time job changing cyl and exhaust components. But congratulations on the sexiest piston a/c ever!!!!

[@malibujack4852]

@@trentcarlson4857 this is simply not true. Running LOP is less stress, less temperature, less wear and tear on cylinders. This is science not conjecture. If you pull a cylinder that had run LOP it looks pristine compared to a cylinder at ROP. If you do LOP correctly, your EGTs will be lower than ROP - fact. I’ve run my Malibu LOP for the 9 years I’ve owned it and have not experienced the “changing valves like golf balls” as you mention.

[@trentcarlson4857]

@ really!! are you running the TSIO520BB. I get the science behind running lean and you are right the cylinders are extremely clean. But you can run just a cool ROP. How about all the exhaust components that were wearing out. It just seems like that cowling needed a zipper for as much as I was in there.

[@utuber2940]

that was definitely mount vesuvius in the background😂😂😂

[@willjohnson3907]

Hey two blades may not have the takeoff performance or ramp appeal but they give you a faster airspeed. I’d get a second opinion on the health if thag engine

[@RayMrRobert]

You have proved existing systems are not always outdone by newer innovation. That gives you awards that you will reap in this plane. I bless you for safety and hope my prayer succeeds.

[@Herofromzer0]

If you wanna ferry an unfamiliar plane to send somewhere else... Give it to Owen 😅. Good find, by the way.

[@JRAviation]

Owen’s the best for the job!

[@RoomMush]

Owen for sure knows how to butter that bread every time !

[@JRAviation]

He's got the smoothest landings!

[@NorthMan-u2u]

Hello great vid nice plane .what is the difference between a 2 fin propeller and 3&4 fin propeller ?

[@mouser485]

I remember, back in the late 1980’s, early 1990, several of these Malibu’s had a bad habit of shedding a wing in weather.

[@brookesenfrance3852]

Wow, what a landing. I want to do that😅

[@7728abbott]

Sweet plane!

[@OpenSourceGA]

Do you ever sell removed avionics (or anything else for that matter...) from your projects/rescues? My non-WAAS GNS530 just decided it had enough on my rescued P35 Bonanza. I'll likely post about the progress I've made on that airplane sometime soon.

[@petetofani4896]

What a cool plane. This one looks like a keeper. Fix it up.

[@bryanvyse3333]

Spruce it up, what a beauty!

[@angelswalkingwithus2876]

Congratulations!

[@WesVonheeder]

Sweet plane.

[@dimsler2]

Its actually not a tip tank, its actually the same tank. Its called an STC mod, and what they do is simply add a second fill plug, higher up the wing to fill.