Waco YMF
7 for sale, 3 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Waco YMF ask?
Not published
7 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Waco YMF fly?
Not published
What does a Waco YMF cost to keep?
It depends on how you fly it and where you keep it, so Sprinkle doesn’t give one figure. Work it out on your own numbers.
Go to the cost calculator →Asking price by year built
Each dot is one aircraft's asking price; the line is each year's median, the band its low–high. 1999–2001: 3 for sale, 2 priced.
The figures by year
| Year | For sale | Priced | Median ask | Low–high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | — | $240,000–$243,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | — | $340,000–$340,000 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Medians from 5 priced aircraft up. Asks outside 0.6–1.6× their year's median are left out.
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Range by variant
Book ranges from the catalog: still air, full fuel, no reserves, at the confidence shown. Plan with your own numbers.
- YMFRange not in the catalog · 95 kt cruise · low confidence
The Waco YMF in brief
7 Waco YMF listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1998–2026.
The middle half were built 2000–2009.
How the Waco YMF performs
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 95 knots.
It seats up to 2 passengers.
Buying a Waco YMF
The middle half of those that publish airframe time show 307–525 hours, from 5 listings.
Before an offer, check
- A pre-buy inspection by a mechanic who knows the type, chosen by you, not the seller.
- Complete logbooks for the airframe, engines and propellers, with any gaps explained.
- Damage history and any repairs, against the logbooks and the registry record.
- Engine time against the overhaul interval, and the shop that did the last overhaul.
- Airworthiness directives and service bulletins: which apply, and how each was closed.
Figures from the listings Sprinkle reads, read Nov 12, 2026. A market read from asking prices, not an appraisal.
About the Waco YMF
- Manufacturer
- Waco, United States
- Category
- Piston airplane
- Variants in the catalog
- 1: YMF
- Passengers, at most
- 2
- The farthest the maker says the aircraft can fly on full fuel, in still air with standard reserves. Real trips with passengers and wind come up shorter.
- Not published
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 95 kt
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 16,000 ft
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)
- The aviation authority’s approval of an aircraft design, such as the FAA’s or EASA’s. Each model flies under one.
- FAA
From Sprinkle's aircraft catalog. Figures are the highest across the model's variants.
The Waco YMF fleet
- Registered fleet
- 155
- Median age
- 28 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 7
- Most built in the
- 1990s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Waco YMF manuals and documents
- Owners Manual - Hangar 603 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2017
- Ymf Waco F5 Series Maintenance Manual (PDF, opens in a new tab)Maintenance · 2017
- Waco YMF-5 Service Information Letter (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2021
- WACO YMF-5 Model Guide (PDF, opens in a new tab)Model guide · 2026
From Sprinkle’s library for this model. PDFs open from Sprinkle’s own files.
What one would cost to fly
Put in your own figures; the totals update as you type.
- A month
- $1,967
- A flight hour, all in
- $236
- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $10,300
- Fixed
- $13,300
- Loan
- $0
Fields marked Typical hold a rule-of-thumb figure for a piston airplane: an assumption, not Sprinkle's data. Replace them with your own.
Not a quote: Sprinkle doesn't hold insurance, hangar or maintenance costs. Asking prices, not sales.
From the listings Sprinkle reads for this model. Read Nov 12, 2026.