S Green wrote:

Except when the airplane is away on its annual or has a major problem,
knowing that if I want to fly I have to hire a piece of junk.

There is nothing more frustrating than having a plane and it not be
available to fly.


Granted.

My last "annual" started last June (2003).

That "annual" turned into a MOH (Mattituck).

My airplane is STILL inop, due to enormous delays in just getting the
damned thing back from the "annual" shop, and due to added unanticipated
eventualities, like the factory fuel flow gauge going tits up on the
first flight post MOH, and the front crank seal leaking out of MOH, and
again, after one replacement.

I nevertheless stand by my other post. Am I lowering my standards by
going to the local flight school and renting their doggy 152s just to
get some airtime? Nope.

Whatever the frustrations (and owning is full of 'em), it's MY plane, or
NO plane, for ME, that is.