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2019 VANS RV-8 IFR FOR SALE

Name: 2019 VANS RV-8 IFR FOR SALE
Brand: Experimental
Price: 229000 USD
Availability: InStock

2019 Experimental RV-8

Plantation, FL Listed today

About this aircraft

$229,000 · ACCEPTING OFFERS · 2019 Vans RV-8 – IFR, 180HP, MT 3-Blade, 411TT Cond inspection May 26 Always hangered 411 hours total time on airframe and engine. Dual controls (including rudder) Flap & trim on both sticks LED lighting Hooker harnesses Removable smoke system Lycoming YIO-360-M1B (180HP) Compressions: 79/78/77/78 Electronic ignition MT MTV-12-B 3-blade constant speed Advanced Flight AF-5600 dual screen Garmin G175 (WAAS IFR GPS) Dynon COM (dual comm setup) PS Engineering PMA450EX audio panel ADS-B In/Out Autopilot Infinity HOTAS grip Includes Softie 240 mini and Softie 240 seat parachutes Canopy Cover

Specifications

Year: 2019
Total time (TTAF): 411 hrs
Engine time (SMOH): 411 hrs
Engine: Lycoming YIO-360-M1B
Annual due: May 2025
Damage history: None reported

Avionics & panel

Autopilot installed

Autopilot listed but no GPS navigator detected. Ask the owner about the full IFR navigation suite.

ADS-B OutAutopilot

Advanced Flight AF-5600
Garmin G175
Dynon COM
PS Engineering PMA450EX
ADS-B In/Out
Autopilot Infinity HOTAS grip

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

How this stacks up

2 in this listing's favor1 to ask about

Listed today
Fresh to market — early in the listing cycle
Annual may be overdue
The listing states the annual was due May 2025 — confirm the aircraft has a current annual before you commit
No damage reported
The listing reports no prior damage — the seller's description, not the logbooks, so confirm it at a pre-buy
Engine has life left
1,589 hrs to TBO (79% of the 2,000-hr Lycoming IO-360 interval remaining) — an overhaul is well down the road
4/5 key specs
Most key specs are provided; verify any missing details with the seller

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.

Engine Life

Based on 411 hrs since overhaul (SMOH) and the published 2,000 hr TBO for the Lycoming IO-360.

1,589 hrsto TBO

79% of TBO remaining

≈ 27 years to overhaul at its historical pace

1,589hrs left ÷ this aircraft's ~59 hrs/yr average. A rough projection — your own flying rate will change the timeline.

Engine reserve budget~$1,300/yr · ~$13/hr

Estimated overhaul cost ($26,000) spread over 2,000 hr TBO at 100 hrs/yr — a rule of thumb, not a quote.

Airframe time

Average over the aircraft's life — 411 hrs total time across ~7 years. A rule of thumb, not a guarantee.

≈59 hrs/yrTypical

Typical utilization

This airframe has averaged about 59 hrs/year over ~7 years — in the normal range for a personal aircraft: regularly exercised without being worked hard.

Annual inspection

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

May 2025Verify

Annual inspection may be overdue

The listing states the annual was due May 2025, about 15 months ago — confirm the aircraft has a current annual, and budget ~$2,500 if it still needs one.

Damage history

Reported in the listing — confirm against the airframe and engine logbooks.

No damage history reportedNone reported

This listing reports no prior damage. That is a positive sign, but the flag reflects the seller’s description, not the logbooks — confirm it during a pre-buy. Undocumented or unrepaired damage is a classic red flag, so have an independent inspector review the airframe and engine records before you commit.

Pre-purchase inspection guide

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. Engine reserve from the panel above is folded into the split. Your actual costs will vary.

As a sole owner

$2,133/mo$25,590/yr

≈ $256 per flight hour at 100 hrs/yr — flying fewer hours raises this (fixed costs spread over fewer hours)

$229,000 to buy (the asking price)

At 100 hrs/yr, renting at $150/hr would be $10,590 cheaper annually — fly more to see ownership savings.

Ownership	Buy-in	Monthly	Annual
Full ownership (sole)	$229,000	$2,133/mo	$25,590/yr
1/2 share	$114,500	$1,566/mo	$18,795/yr
1/3 share	$76,333	$1,378/mo	$16,530/yr
1/4 share	$57,250	$1,283/mo	$15,398/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, engine reserve) split equally by number of partners; fuel/oil is per-pilot since each partner flies their own hours.

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Price

$229,000

Listing trust

2/4

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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