About us
We're pilots first. Buyers second.
Cash4Planes is the family operation of Thomas and Ally — a veteran-owned, pilot-run aircraft acquisition company based in Sanford, Florida. Real pilots, real family, real cash.
Cash4Planes is the family operation of Thomas and Ally — a veteran-owned, pilot-run aircraft acquisition company based in Sanford, Florida. Real pilots, real family, real cash.
During my Doolie summer at the Academy I took Airmanship 251 — the basic glider course — from first flight all the way to solo, and that was it. I was hooked. That fall in class all I could do was look out the window watching the gliders sail by. I followed it: senior year I was selected as Cross-Country Soaring Team Captain, and we took first place at two of the three soaring meets we competed at.
Eyesight kept me out of manned aircraft on active duty, so I flew the MQ-9 Reaper instead. Meaningful work — but it wasn't the same as being in the air. While I was still serving I finished the rest of my ratings Part 61, learned from a phenomenal CFI and mentor, and eventually opened my own flight school. From there it kept building — Citations, then A320s at Frontier Airlines, then B737s at Southwest. 15,000+ hours across gliders, seaplanes, and everything up to heavy iron.
Now Ally and I are raising a family in Florida and I'm strictly flying GA again — home every night.
AllyAlly got her first taste of flying through her sister, who encouraged her to take lessons. As chance would have it, a job as an apprentice mechanic opened up around the same time. She learned in the field from a highly experienced IA, working on light singles and twins. Today her experience spans from the Ercoupe to the Cessna Conquest II she flies Part 135 — nearly a decade turning wrenches, and five years flying full time.
Doc is our Doberman. He travels with us most places, including pickups. The only real risk he poses is that he might lick you to death.
We created Cash4Planes because we love flying, working on airplanes, and meeting the people who congregate around GA. Give us a call. We've probably flown your model before. And even if we don't end up buying it, we just like helping people get an honest read on their airplane's condition and the best path to sell it.
You'll talk to a pilot, not a salesperson. If we're the right buyer, we'll make an offer. If we're not, we'll tell you why and point you somewhere that fits.
For a lot of owners, the airplane is more than aluminum — it's a parent's legacy, a 20-year flying partner, a milestone. We don't talk about the airplane the way a salvage yard does. Because we don't see it that way.
The number we quote is the number you get — minus the title company's escrow fee, which is the same fee on every aircraft sale. If there's a real issue, we tell you up front. No last-minute surprises.
That was the Academy motto when I went through, and it stuck. It shaped how I trained, how I flew, and how we run this operation today. We show up when we say. We follow through on what we agree to. If we get something wrong, we fix it — no excuses, no walk-back. The standard is the standard, whether anyone's watching or not.
We're not investors picking up airplanes off spreadsheets. We've taxied these, annualed these, busted knuckles on these.
Piper Archer
Excellent trainer or family hauler.
Piper Seneca
Thomas's favorite for the shoulder room.
Lake Buccaneer
Another of Thomas's favorites.
Cessna 172
The trainer mainstay.
Mooney
Great speed, sips gas.
Cherokee 6
Six seats, real cargo — the pickup truck of the Cherokee line.
Travel Air
Thomas cut his teeth in these — a great alternative to the Seminole.
Cessna Conquest II
Ally's day job — turboprop twin, Part 135.