"Jay Honeck" wrote in
You put your finger on one reason I sold the Maule. It took me 45 minutes
on a good day to drive to the airport. Over fairly heavily traveled
2-lane roads that could easily add half an hour to the trip. Add in 20
minutes to untie and pre-flight and 15 minutes to put her to bed and the
entire afternoon is gone for even a short flight.

Now George, we've been over this before. If you had been open to moving
to a more GA friendly part of the country, you, too, could have lived 30
seconds from your plane. You opted instead to remain in the congested
eastern part of the US, for purely economic reasons.

But, it's a valid point. I'm selling the Zlins. Acro was fun, was *almost*
a flying-habit supporting business and a great way to learn to fly. I'm
down for a fifth of an SR-22. But I'm having trouble finding two more
people with the necessary 500 hours PIC as required by the insurers. The
airport is a 15 minute walk away. (And I live downtown in a busy
metropolis.) There's another airport an hours drive away where I can get
the necessary partners. But that doesn't interest me much. The spontaneity
is important. Maybe I'll get a cottage and an ultralight.

moo