Public listings provide an important view of the aircraft market, but they don’t capture every available opportunity. Some transactions begin through existing relationships among owners, pilots, brokers, dealers, and maintenance facilities before public advertising ever becomes necessary.

In this episode of The Preflight Checklist, we discuss how buyers can look beyond the major listing sites without treating off-market aircraft as inherently better opportunities. Regardless of where an aircraft is found, the same evaluation, market analysis, logbook review, and pre-purchase diligence still apply.