Your bird's times...

Anthony said:
Flying a beat up old spam can - wonderful

Not paying for the maintenance and overhaul - PRICELESS

Be careful what you envy.
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Yeah... when you walk up to the airplane and see brown goo and blue fuel all down the side of the pilot's door, and you realize it's time to get a new fuel bladder installed... your wallet yelps in pain.

If you're renting, you just toss them the keys and say "Airplane's broke..." and hop in your car to go to dinner. :)
 
denverpilot said:
Yeah... when you walk up to the airplane and see brown goo and blue fuel all down the side of the pilot's door, and you realize it's time to get a new fuel bladder installed... your wallet yelps in pain.

If you're renting, you just toss them the keys and say "Airplane's broke..." and hop in your car to go to dinner. :)
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There is something to say for that. I've been lucky enough to get myself into a rental arrangement that is quite reasonable. It has kept me satisfied enough that I haven't bought.
 
denverpilot said:
Yeah... when you walk up to the airplane and see brown goo and blue fuel all down the side of the pilot's door, and you realize it's time to get a new fuel bladder installed... your wallet yelps in pain.
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I have my wife trained. Whenever there's anything wrong with the plane, she expects it to be $1000 or more by the time it's over.
When it's less, she's happy.
 
ttaf 32,567 540smoh 14th rebuild
c172 fish spotter
 
jesse said:
There is something to say for that. I've been lucky enough to get myself into a rental arrangement that is quite reasonable. It has kept me satisfied enough that I haven't bought.
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Since the fixed costs (insurance and hangar) spread themselves out to be inconsequential as you fly more hours and the variable costs (specifically MX) are typically lower per hour on planes that are flown more, rental arrangements have significant advantages for a number of people, as do partnerships.

The big problem comes when you want/need to have a plane on your schedule instead of someone else's, or alternately you're looking for a plane with capabilities not typically found in a rental fleet.

Of course, then when you get the $10,000 annual, being on your schedule has just cost you, well...
 
1978 Warrior II, aprox 5700 airframe 1750 on the Lycoming. She flies like someone half her age, and never ******* about having to do it.

John
 
1977 Piper Archer II... 5445 airframe TT. 1485 SMOH on Lycoming O-360-A4M

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Cherokee 180, 1969

2860 airframe
25 on the engine since Western Skyways overhaul.
 
Buddy of mine is looking at buying a 1974 Cessna 172 200TTAF and 200SMOH...
 
DavidWhite said:
How long has it sat? When was the last time it flew?
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Never been out of annual. Owner thinks it's a collectors item and belongs in a museum, flies it an hour or two every year, usually to get the annual done then back in the hangar she goes, 75K is the asking price.
 
flygirl34q said:
1977 Piper Archer II... 5445 airframe TT. 1485 SMOH on Lycoming O-360-A4M

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Purty bird.

My wife made me laugh today...

I said that while looking at my laptop and she said, "I never know when you turn the laptop around after you say that if it's going to be an airplane or a real bird!"
 
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