Matt Barrow wrote:
Back around the same time.... 1978-1980... somewhere in there. Even in our
club, we were never seeing prices as low as yours.


Mine was in Grand Junction, CO....where was yours?

I notice costs vary widely across the US, often by 50% or so.


Rock Hill, SC. It wasn't a club in the classic sense of the word. The FBO ran
it and gave about $8-10 discount per hour if you joined. The dues were only $20
/ month so it didn't take much to make it worthwhile. Also, they had a pretty
wide selection of aircraft. As I recall there we

3 C-152
3 C-172
1 C-172RG
1 C-210
2 PA-28R-201 (one was a t-tail; one was straight)
1 PA-32-300

Sad to say, there were no twins for rent. But it seemed like a pretty good
deal, and everything was kept up. Since most were leasebacks, the avionics
varied a bit but all were good IFR birds except the C-152s. Our C-210s changed
from time to time; we had one equipped with a Robertson STOL kit, LORAN, and
weather radar that was incredible. Unfortunately, it didn't stick around all
that long. But you always had a choice and could pick something suitable.



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Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE