jay somerset wrote:
On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 21:30:53 -0400, vincent p. norris
wrote:


Thanks to all who went to the trouble of writing thoughtful replies. I
tried to be brief, so I didn't explain that I'm not planning to buy a
Skyhawk ( perhaps I should have).

I'll be touring the Canadian Maritimes with a friend in his Skyhawk,
and I want to pay half of the operating (not fixed) costs. He said he
had no idea what his hourly cost is, but you guys gave me a pretty
good range of estimates.

vince norris


I am really surprised that an aircraft owner/pilot does not how much
his operating costs are. That is just about fundamental for an
owner/pilot.

To what degree of accuracy? I know the total dollars I will spend per
year to within a thousand or two. But I have no idea what it costs per
hour. That's not even an important number.