"Jay Honeck" wrote:
And, in our case, a plane is an excellent business tool. We use it to
visit
FBOs all over the country, delivering promotional displays and
schmoozing
the FBOs about our aviation theme hotel.

But it simply can't be justified purely financially. Renting will
always be
cheaper, simply because there is no risk of paying for anything beyond
the
per-hour fee.

Well, then, what's the overall cost/benefit picture? If you were a
renter, would you get the same business utility that you get from owning
the -235?

I don't have hard numbers for this, but I know having my my airplane
contributes to the success of my business. There have been occasions
when I needed it on short notice; when it was available but the club
planes might not have been. What's that worth?
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM