MuseChaser
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Here's another way to look at it... when you're training and driven to get your pilot's certificate, you have serious motivation to find and spend the money it takes to rent an airplane and pay a CFI. Once you've got the certificate, however, it becomes a little harder to justify spending a couple hundred bucks on rental once or twice a week just to keep current/competent, or go grab a burger out of town. My CFI and I were talking about that yesterday. He's seen SOoo many people go through all the time and expense required to get the ticket, only to not continue flying because renting SEEMS so expensive when you do it an hour at a time. Owning your own plane starts to get cheaper than renting, depending upon WHAT you own and what you rent, if you fly at least 50 hours a year, and the more you fly, the more you save (over renting). However, even if you don't fly that much (although you should if at all possible), you still have serious motivation to use that bird you're paying hangar, annual, and maintenance fees for. Owning is a great motivator. It's not always convenient (when you have maintenance issues, it's YOUR problem), and not always cheaper (unless you fly a lot), but it is very rewarding, motivating, and you (usually) have an airplane whenever you want it.
