Yes, we're named after the headlines.
Florida Man Aircraft Sales is an owner-direct general aviation brokerage out of New Smyrna Beach. The name fits the way we work — plainspoken, down-to-earth, hardworking, and allergic to the cuff-link-suit-and-tie routine the rest of this industry runs on. Real Floridians who'd rather hand you the logbooks than hand you a sales pitch. The alligator wears the leather jacket so you don't have to.
What's different
Straight talk, no games.
Most brokers will play "the seller said no" until you're worn down. We don't run that game. Our airplanes are priced to sell from day one, and we'll shoot you straight in negotiation instead of burning three weeks on theatrics.
Disclosure before pre-buy.
Before an airplane ever goes on the site, we comb the logbooks in depth, give the aircraft a thorough going-over, and document anything noteworthy — so nobody wastes a trip or a pre-buy fee chasing surprises. Whatever pre-buy is going to find, you're going to hear it from us first. The big-nose STC is uninstalled? Said it. The 530W database is current? Said it. Honesty saves the deal; surprises kill it.
A real human, not a phone tree.
No "broker's assistant" stonewall. No "let me check with my principal." When you reach out, you get a real person who actually knows the airplane — me today, and a hand-picked teammate or two as we grow. Inquiries get an auto-reply in minutes and a personal reply within about 4 hours.
Escrow, every time — with AIC Title.
We close through AIC Title, LLC. We've done countless deals with them and never once been let down — where other title companies have left us waiting days, sometimes a full week, AIC gets it done right and on time. Title work isn't optional and it isn't expensive enough to skip. We do things right the first time.
Who's behind it
Thomas Dowell and his wife — a Florida couple, through and through. We picked the name because it's who we are: Florida people who like to do crazy Florida stuff — bowfishing, shrimping, hunting. Hop on a Zoom call and you'll spot the alligator head on my mantel. No joke.
But our real passion is airplanes. We fly them, wrench on them, buy them, sell them — and we want to help other folks do the same. No front, no bullshit, just a hardworking couple doing what we love.
So if you're allergic to the suit-and-tie, cuff-link, stuffy-bureaucrat routine, give us a call. We'll shoot you straight on what we think your airplane could bring, and do everything we can to position it for the best possible sale.
If we list an airplane, it's because the logs are real, the squawks are documented, and we'd put our own family in it. Speaking of which — see the N536JR listing for the part where I did exactly that.
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