"Bill Denton" wrote in message ...
A question, if I may...

Bob Martin stated: "I don't think I'd really be able to make
use of it--our plane isn't IFR equipped, and probably won't be for the
foreseeable future."

While he didn't directly indicate if he flew a plane he owned, a club plane,
or something similar, I gathered there was some sort of "ownership"
involved.

Yes... it's my dad's plane; an RV-6 whose only additional instruments
beyond minimum for VFR are a turn indicator, nav radio (built-in VOR
display; actually part of a nav/com radio), g-meter, and Garmin 196.
There's just an empty hole where the AI goes. I usually fly every 2-3
weeks (when I'm home for a weekend) or when I get longer stretches
(like this summer; I'll be commuting to school instead of living on
campus).

Also, when I said "try" for it, I meant that I didn't know if I'd be
able to get it in four months (ie, over spring semester). I can't
start earlier or go later since I'd have to go back down to Savannah
for work, and I definately can't afford it there. My private took me
about a year (though only 42 hours) between weather, work, school,
9/11, and money. And the only reason I'm considering it now is that
the flying club at Georgia Tech is much cheaper than any FBO or school
I've seen, both for aircraft rental and for instructor time.
Something like $60 for a 172, or $78 for a 172RG. "Advanced
instruction" is $23.