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I just pulling from my observations but probably 75% of the owners I know are or were professional pilots. Following the post on the groups associated with airplanes I'm interested in it seems a lot of people chiming in with new purchases are airline guys. Of course YMMV.

I'm curious how much of a factor the significant increase in airline pilot pay has attributed to the price increases? It's safe to assume that a large portion of airplane owners probably do it professionally as well. Before covid the average 1st year pay at a regional was still in the 60k...

I don't buy the interest rate argument as they were at their lowest pre-pandemic. I honestly have no idea why prices have risen and the planes sold for that. The only thing I can figure is a lot of businesses got huge cash handouts and continue to do so. I can't imagine though that all the...

Never dealt with them but when I see something for sale by them it usually strikes me as a very fair price especially considering they are a broker.

If you have 30 minutes to an hour to go to the airport and run your plane on the tiedown why not just fly it? If it or you aren't airworthy why not just pickle it?

I do still enjoy watching NASCAR but I much prefer watching any sport from the comfort of my home than in person. Hopefully its a good race!

Yes you can.

The first flyable airplane I see is a ratty looking Ercoupe with an A75 for 22k which is still crazy money for that in my opinion. I sold a pretty nice Cessna 150 with a low time engine 3 years ago for 18k and even then I felt like I was ripping the buyer off. Sad how worthless people treat...

I doubt either of those would have solved the conflict as she probably knows nothing of airplane radio traffic and a NOTAM isn't going to make him see someone. The rest of the facts need to come out. As has already been mentioned, given the runway and airplane there is no way the two should...

Exactly! My mind set has always been, unless it appreciates or has a warranty I pay cash. Granted it makes sense to finance if you use it as a business tool, or a leaseback perhaps. If you have the $2,500 extra per month that most have agreed it takes to own one it shouldn't take you long to...

I think it's less about income and more about excess cash as in how much extra money do you have each month after all non aviation expenses are paid. This is still a tricky answer because everyone has different savings goals. It's a safe bet to assume it cost $1,000.00 per month to own and fly...

I can't help but read "Viper" in a south park Cartman voice.

Annuals can be anything from just some words written in a log book to actual thorough inspections held to the letter of the law. Then you have things you can't predict/inspect like old engines, sudden hydraulic leaks, avionics failures, etc... Edit to add: first time annuals will and should...

That's already happening now lol

Maybe Vref and the insurance companies are right and people need to stop overpaying by 30-50% lol. I have no idea about Vref, never seen or used it. I would say any automated pricing tool is useless for aircraft evaluation. For something as common as a 182 there are plenty of comparables for...

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That's because those are the most abundant examples. A Questair Venture has won in the past as well as one off racers. They were GA designs that are being used in competition, not competition airplanes put into GA use. The only one to try that was Nemesis NXT and well it's painfully obvious...

idk what it is but LR's don't seem to have as many problems over seas. I have a friend in Spain and he swears the LR is one of the most reliable cars. There was a youtube video on Jeremy and his LR that is used on Clarksons Farm. He does in fact drive it all the time and has been very happy...

I'm not sure what posting a link to the Lancair website has to do with anything. The Glasair, SX, and Venture all predate the legacy and perform as good or better. The air races just aren't a big enough event to realize any major breakthroughs. Most of what you see on the race planes came...

In comparison to what? The bigger Explorer, sure. A comparable sedan, the CUV is hard to beat for most. Since you drive a Nissan I'll use that as a comparison. 2024 Altima $25,700 starting msrp 27/39 mpg 33 combined 2024 Rogue $27,900 Starting MSRP 30/37 mpg 33.5 combined Unless 2k busted...