TTA Cherokee Driver wrote:
: Aw... a descent-shape PA-28-140 can be had for $25-30k.

: I have expensive aircraft fantasies plus that one would include
: having money left over to defray a lot of the fixed costs.

Better rent then...


: I guess
: my problem with flight clubs is that they cannot be run "cheaply."
: Everything costs more when it's a club... insurance goes up (a lot!),
: engine overhaul must be paid for in advance and done by the book (pay a
: mechanic to take it off, send to to have overhauled, etc), etc, etc.

: I see that as a good thing.

I'm trying to be the cheap ******* aircraft owner/operator. I'd
prefer not to pay for incorporation fees, club-rate insurance, and
inflated engine overhaul funds. Just pay for the real expenses, and don't
spend more than you have to.

: BTW, talk to me again in 6 months when I cussing working on the friggin'
: thing again at annual time!

: I hear ya. I have a boat that I hate taking care of, so I figure
: given that experience I better not take on an airplane unless I am
: willing to write a lot of checks. What kind of airplane do you and
: your partners own?

Boats are holes in the water you put money into. Never thought it
could be topped until I got involved with aviation. Our plane is a '69
Cherokee 180 that we've finally gotten up to snuff. Mechanically pretty
sound (after a quick $1500 top job), and fresh used digital old-school
King IFR stack.

-Cory

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