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LOW TIME PIPISTREL VIRUS SW

Name: LOW TIME PIPISTREL VIRUS SW
Brand: Experimental
Price: 157000 USD
Availability: InStock

2018 Experimental

Dade City, FL Listed today

About this aircraft

$157,000 · SUPER DEAL! · 2018 Factory Built Virus SW Experimental LSA Airplane. Total Time 306 hours. Located Zephyrhills, FL KZPH. Condition Inspection good thru 7-31-2026. Nosewheel with Garmin G3X, radio intercom, Transponder, ADSB in and out, Autopilot, GRS whole plane parachute (due for repack). Spoilers, Beringer wheels and brakes, Leather seating, MT hydraulic CS prop. Similarly equipped 2026 model pricing is $256,000. Cruise at 145 knots, Climb 1,300 fpm, Range 800 nm+

Specifications

Year: 2018
Total time (TTAF): 306 hrs
Annual due: Jul 2026

Avionics & panel

Glass panel with autopilot

Integrated glass display and autopilot. Verify WAAS GPS details with the owner for precision approaches.

Glass panelADS-B OutAutopilot

Garmin G3X
Radio/Intercom
Transponder
ADS-B In and Out
Autopilot

Equipment list extracted from the seller's description. Verify with logbooks before purchase.

How this stacks up

1 in this listing's favor2 to ask about

Listed today
Fresh to market — early in the listing cycle
Annual may be overdue
The listing states the annual was due Jul 2026 — confirm the aircraft has a current annual before you commit
Glass panel with autopilot
Integrated glass display and autopilot. Verify WAAS GPS details with the owner for precision approaches.
2/5 key specs
Key information is missing — ask the seller about hours, engine time, and registration

This summary draws on signals shown in detail below — price comps, listing age, maintenance and engine status, and key specs. Read each section for full context. Not an appraisal.

Airframe time

Average over the aircraft's life — 306 hrs total time across ~8 years. A rule of thumb, not a guarantee.

≈38 hrs/yrLow time

Low-time for its age

This airframe has averaged about 38 hrs/year over ~8 years — light use for a personal aircraft. Fewer hours can mean lighter wear, but aircraft that sit also risk dried seals, corrosion, and stale fuel-system components. Ask how regularly it's flown and what the recent annual inspections found.

Annual inspection

Required every 12 calendar months. Read off the listing's stated annual-due date — confirm against the logbooks.

Jul 2026Verify

Annual inspection may be overdue

The listing states the annual was due Jul 2026, about 1 month ago — confirm the aircraft has a current annual, and budget ~$2,500 if it still needs one.

Cost to own

Rule-of-thumb estimates — insurance ≈ 1% of price, hangar $7,500/yr, annual inspection $2,500/yr, fuel + oil at your selected hrs/yr. Your actual costs will vary.

As a sole owner

$1,964/mo$23,570/yr

≈ $236 per flight hour at 100 hrs/yr — flying fewer hours raises this (fixed costs spread over fewer hours)

$157,000 to buy (the asking price)

At 100 hrs/yr, renting at $150/hr would be $8,570 cheaper annually — fly more to see ownership savings.

Ownership	Buy-in	Monthly	Annual
Full ownership (sole)	$157,000	$1,964/mo	$23,570/yr
1/2 share	$78,500	$1,482/mo	$17,785/yr
1/3 share	$52,333	$1,321/mo	$15,857/yr
1/4 share	$39,250	$1,241/mo	$14,893/yr

Buy-in is the asking price split evenly across partners — what you'd each pay to acquire the aircraft (the real figure is negotiated). Fixed costs (insurance, hangar, inspection) split equally by number of partners; fuel/oil is per-pilot since each partner flies their own hours.

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Price

$157,000

Listing trust

1/4

Complete detailsYear, registration, make/model, and a full description.
Maintenance disclosedAirframe (TTAF) and engine (SMOH) times are listed.
Transparent priceA real asking price, not "contact for price".
Posted by a memberListed by a signed-up ClubHanger member, not a scraped aggregator.

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