Guides
Plain-English answers to the questions Canadian pilots and owners actually ask, written by MarketPlane.ca, Canada's no-commission aircraft marketplace. No fluff, no paywalls.
Buying a Beechcraft Bonanza in Canada: a buyer's guideThe classic high-performance single. V-tail vs straight-tail, what to check, and what it costs to own.
Read →Buying a Mooney M20 in Canada: a buyer's guideThe efficiency champion. The model ladder from M20C to Ovation, the corrosion checks, and running costs.
Read →Buying a Van's RV in Canada: the amateur-built guideHow buying a completed RV works, the builder-quality question, and what to check before you commit.
Read →Buying a Maule in Canada: the STOL bush plane guideThe short-field bush plane on wheels, floats or skis. Variants, fabric and gear checks, and what they cost.
Read →Buying a Cessna 182 in Canada: a buyer's guideThe Skylane, and what a 172 owner grows into. Variants, what to check, and what it costs to buy and own.
Read →Buying a Piper Cherokee (PA-28) in CanadaCherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow: the low-wing default first aircraft, plus the wing-spar AD to check.
Read →Buying a Piper Cub in Canada: J-3, Super Cub & Carbon CubCanada's classic bush and float aircraft. What to check on fabric and tube, and what they cost.
Read →Buying a Cessna 170 (and 140) in CanadaThe classic aluminum taildragger. Corrosion checks, tailwheel notes, and what good ones cost.
Read →Buying a Cessna 172 in Canada: a buyer's guideVariants, what to check, and what a Skyhawk costs to buy and own. The classic first aircraft, decoded.
Read →What used aircraft actually cost in CanadaThe purchase price, what drives it, and the yearly costs that catch new owners out, with live Canadian prices by model.
Read →Canada's luxury tax on aircraft is goneEffective November 5, 2025, aircraft purchases no longer pay the federal luxury tax. What changed and what it saves you.
Read →How to sell your airplane in CanadaPricing, paperwork, photos and where to list: a seller's playbook.
Read →Renting vs owning a plane in Canada: the real mathWhere the crossover point sits, and the middle paths most pilots miss.
Read →Can you buy a plane before you have your licence?Yes, and training in your own aircraft can make real sense. The catches, explained.
Read →TTAF, SMOH, TBO: aircraft listings, decodedWhat the numbers in a for-sale ad actually tell you, and the red flags.
Read →Buying a floatplane in Canada: what to know firstCorrosion, ratings, float values and seasonality, before you fall for the romance.
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