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Kind of like restoring an old car. From engine overhauls to take care of rust, paint, cushions and even upgrade panel, but not sure if I want to spend money on upgrading panels for a 50+ year old aircraft.

80-100K ready to fly. For Experimental, a new factory built Bushcat is around 90K. For Certified, a lot can be bought for that. That's why I was asking if buying/building a new-ish experimental or an old certified and refurbish.

Only two. For Certified I was looking at C152, a Citabria and a J3. For experimentals/LSA: The Bushcat, Aerotrek and now the Sonex. All the rest (Kitfox, Carbon Cubs, etc) are way above my paygrade.

Thanks for the advice. Yup, building is certainly not an option at this point of my life. But is something I'll consider in the distant future

Thanks for the insights. Any experimental model/brand in particular that you have sticked with or the 3 were different planes?

Low and slow mainly (VFR and solo fly in most cases). More like a weekend warrior who likes to visit new places and get back home the same day. I know that no matter how slow I fly, I'll get there faster than by car.

I want to build that one too. Just waiting to save more money and for my kids -aka cheap labor- to grow a little more.

Hi folks. With today's prices for new (and old!) GA planes, looks like the experimental/home built/LSA market is looking attractive. Yes, I know that I'm comparing apples to pineapples, but both will fly you places. I also know that some LSA/ELSA have price tags of 200K-300K and more (brand...

Holy S. Now, that's a pilot that really know his plane and the bird's limits (banking angle on final).

Those folks that learn to code are the ones buying Carbon Cubs nowadays LOL. Job market is treating them well

5'7'' here. Learning on a C150 and sometimes on a C172. I haven't had any visibility issues so far other than raising my head a little when starting the prop. It shouldn't be an issue that a booster child seat (not joking) wouldn't fix. As long as you can reach the rudder pedals you should be...

Was more based on ignorance. I read about a cyber attack to Garmin back on 2020 (their sports watch division, not the aviation one) and I thought that it could also extend to their aviation services. But as some had explained on the thread, this doesn't seem to be a possibility as most of the...

Sure. I mean, landing on river banks and on mountain tops like goats is cool. But I'm kind of getting tired of it. Is also not my mission. I'm more on the fly low and slow side of aviation. Another topic: What volunteering/community service options are out there in aviation? I know that search...

To show what they don't teach you at ground school and also exploring new airports and getting to know the stories behind those smaller FBOs. I've found some amazing stories of family operated FBOs on remote places

Thanks. So it can still happen for reasons other than cyber attacks. I guess keeping the Altimeter, ASI and Turn indicator (at least) as gauge backups could be a good idea.

Thanks Cap. Learned something new today (newbie here). Haha, completely agree with your last sentence.

Hi folks. I've been designing a dream panel using hangarflying.com and after finishing it a thought came to my mind: What happens if there's a major cyber attack and all the screens turn blue mid flight? Not talking about a power blackout on your plane, but a software malfunction. All the...

That's a good point there. There's a C152 and an Aerobat who aren't as desired as the C172. I'll give it a try

I'm up in Canada so it is almost CAD$200 (around $160USD) an hour for a C172. At that rate and with our current income is still hard to convince the family CFO -aka wife- to buy a plane.

Agree. Not really ranting against owning. I'll go that way once it makes financial sense to me, also when I start flying more often. I have two toddlers, so I only fly around 35-40 hours a year. I just don't want folks doing quick math with half the picture. Because the seller will always tell...