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Excellent advice on partnerships, DenverPilot. Bill Sneed of Aviation Insurance Resources says that a club of 5 to 10 member pilots per aircraft is the most economical. --Dan

Bottom line for frugal pilots is: save a few bucks, but fly safe. Frugal pilots aren't cheap nor unsafe, just smart.

Partnerships are smart. If you can find enough local interest, a flying club makes sense as many of them have multiple planes.

THANKS, Tyler!

Great fuel mileage! I wrote about "Flying at Home" in my second edition of BUDGET FLYING in 1990 after Microsoft released Flight Simulator (actually written by and licensed from Bruce Artwick of Sublogic Corp). Really clunky by today's standards. I covered it again in my 2004 book, THE COMPLETE...

Glad to hear that I could be of help. Take a look at my latest book on budget flying: THE FRUGAL PILOT. (Reviews appreciated.) --Dan

You're quite welcome, Tim! :)

Excellent tips, Mike. Should we start a topic titled FRUGAL FLYING and ask others for tips?

Actually, I also wrote a book titled BUDGET FLYING thirty-plus years ago. Sadly, aviation isn't as popular as it was then, somewhat because of the higher costs. That's why I wrote THE FRUGAL PILOT, to offer tips on bringing down the costs of going up.

You mean DAVE Ramsey. Not me. Too much hair and not enough money. That's why I'm FRUGAL!

Flying can be expensive! How can you bring down the cost of going up? Be a Frugal Pilot! A Frugal Pilot is one who makes common-sense decisions toward getting good value from every flying activity and dollar. THE FRUGAL PILOT: How to Fly on a Budget includes hundreds of tips on aircraft...