Larry,

gratz on selling your older plane. why did you sell it?

Yes, I own a plane, and ownership has changed some of my thoughts as well.
Getting maintenance paid for under warranty made me think that an extended
waranty would be a good idea. I never buy extended warranties on anything,
but a plane purchase changed my outlook.

"Larryskydives" wrote in message
...
Kai - Selling - After four years of ownig a 56 172 - I sold it in three
days of
putting it on on www.barnstormers.com

Dude - If your not an owner - you are on the outside looking in. I had
some of
your same thoughts before I bought my first plane. Once in ownership, and
seeing some of the ins and outs - good and bad - getting more versed in
the
aircraft and maintenance issues - my thougths changed on some issues.

It's like the old saying - "If we have to explain it, you wouldn't underst