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If I get the right plane Then around 6 hours a week is no problem. Both time wise and operational cost wise. That’s what I plan to do at the minimum anyway.

What do you guys think about musketeer? I found a couple that looks pretty good. 1.TT5,000 Engine 2,008(2,000 TBO) looks like I wouldn't need to put anything else in. this goes for 18k 2.TT3000 Engine 73 smoh. this one has an extra nav com but its going for 24k

That's part of the reason I was looking for a 2 seaters too. Operating cost is wayyyy cheaper. Only thing is it's a little hard finding one with IR equipped. and the useful load is awful.

Seems like I got misunderstood a little bit along the way so let me start over. 1. The reason I'm setting a low budget is because I don't want to spend all my cash in a plane and have no back up for if something happen right at the beginning. 2. I will have 30k cash coming in soon,either this...

good point

If you guys have to pick 1 choice out of these 2 what would you choose?assuming these are the same plane at the same price. 1. A plane that is equipped with everything you need and engine either passed TBO or almost there(high time) 2. low- mid time engine plane but you might have to do some...

I found a few skipper that cost about 30k. Wayyyyy over my budget. They look nice though.

If that is the only down side and it can save me a few thousands a year. I'll haul it over everyday if I have to

"the only dumb question is the one not asked." heard it somewhere in a far far galaxy

sounds like a plan

So what's the situation with Mogas? How much does it usually cost to get it done? and when it is do you just get gasoline from gas station and put in a tank?

I've never flown in one and I'm no expert. But from my research and reading in forums. What I gather is they get bad rep from people who never flown it and people seems to want to train in a more "forgiving"(easy to fly) airplane like the cessna. Just my speculation. nothing more. And I almost...

That's nice. And yes I know I'm throwing my money away. Thing about this is I don't have to do them right away or all at once. I can use the plane to finish up my ppl and then add what I need. most of them comes with 1 com. So I only need 1 nav com with glide slope(i know its not required) adsb...

I know this is not the only reason. But if it is, there shouldn't be a problem with me making it ifr. If I find a decent plane for 15k(which I've seen quite a few but maybe a little more than that) I could probably get a nice panel and equipment install there. only thing is it would eat up the...

haha I hear you. Thing about being CFI is yes, someone is paying for me to get hours but I would be in the same place taking off and landing for the majority of time. That's why I want to keep the plane so I can just pick up and leave for a day when I get bored. 1 hour leg would probably be...

that was just my guess, but what you say would contribute to that as well. I'm in Socal btw. almost everywhere is renting 172s but I have yet to find a 150/152s I'm not complaining about the length here. Just that if the tank is not full, instead of doing a 3-4 hour leg(benefit of having a...

no, i get that. but most planes with good prices are either mid west or east coast. usually at least 1000nm away. So even if I was planning on just building time by myself, I'd have to get it back first. and the range is bad enough with full tank, flying half tank each leg is just gonna be a...

Yea I'm really concern about the weight because this is the plane I'd use to do all my training and with all the ifr stuff. and when I ferry it back from east coast to CA. not having a full tank would be a pain in the ass. I just found a pa28 for 20k with ifr panel. only thing is its high time...

and do you make an offer first? or do you have someone do prebuy first? me being light years away from the planes cant go take a look myself and would have someone do a prebuy for me.

The only thing stopping me from moving forward right now is the weight. I weight 185 and correct me if im wrong. the payload with full tank is only a little over 300. The problem starts with all the planes I've found in good prices are either in central time or eastern time so I have to bring it...