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As far as annual costs, it all depends..... When I bought my plane it was well maintained but there were some unknown "time in service" parts. I chose to rebuild the fuel selector, flap motor and alternator to have a new baseline. I will do the same at some point with the gear motor even...

Bo. Faster, flies nicer. Both are complex and will have similar maintenance costs provided you don't buy a neglected one.

I'll second the suggestion to get a Tiger. They are hard to find. If you can't locate one, buy a v-tail. Pipers fly like bricks.

He did cover that in the video.

Is the DA50 dead? Their website still shows it as a 2018 rollout but not much info from other sources that isn't almost a year old. I like it.

I found my partner on a local aviation Facebook Group of all places. Sometimes FBO's will allow posted notices for things like this. The AOPA forum has a section for this called "Flying Club Talk". A quick look shows someone is looking for a partner in a Dakota. Of course geography is the...

Correct. You do not know the Grumman market.

The Bonanza designed 70 years ago still does as much as a modern Cirrus design minus the chute so there's that. As far as flying characteristics, I've flown Cirrus' and now own a V-tail. No comparison. Yes, I'm biased. Yoke is a non issue and for passengers the "throw over" gives them a lot of...

No. Figure a run out engine and original panel, lousy paint and beat up interior.

I think that was my point...

If you consider a Viking, which is a beautiful airplane to fly, you MUST have a hangar. It also has to be checked out thoroughly by one of the two or three Viking specialist shops. If you don't, the initial cost of the plane will pale in comparison to the cost to fix everything. If your...

I'm at KFRG. Go to KISP for training. As others have stated, you will eat up Hobbs time waiting on the ground and it will really add up. The pattern is usually a mad house and being told to call back and stay outside Class D is not unheard of. The airport is generally over capacity on weekends.

You really don't want to be running 50 Deg ROP. Bad juju.

My laptop is running slow since the last massive update. If I could uninstall W10 and install W7 without losing everything I'd do it in a heartbeat. I hate 10. Hate.

Maybe he should watch the series instead of a one hour "summation". That or make his own movie. I've found Burns/Novick approach to documentaries to be even handed. Having said that, if you want to hear how the US was blameless and always does the right thing, maybe this isn't for you. After...

This has some info but no performance specs. Slightly annoying soundtrack.

I'm at FRG and you hit the nail on the head.

It's not for everybody. You need to fly more and see if your anxiety subsides. If not, then come to terms with that.

I flew that route the same day. Visibility was 3 in haze. Pretty rough during the day. When I read the news the next morning I had no doubt as to what happened.

It's not just about busting regs. I used their legal services to set up an LLC for my plane purchase with a partner. He was also an AOPA member and they pooled our benefits so the fees in setting up the LLC were greatly offset.