"W P Dixon" wrote in message
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How many young pilots would there be if they all had to buy one of these
new planes? How many would ever start flying when they realized they may
never be able to afford to own one? As far as that goes, how many stop
training because of having to rent a plane? If the majority of us had to
rent a car "all the time" would we bother driving in the first place? Just
something to ponder...

True. I had stopped flying for several months at times while I was renting
aircraft after getting my certificate. I had to force myself to go out to
rent a plane and get back into it.

As far as buying an aircraft, there are many good used aircraft available
for the price of a car, pickup, SUV, or boat. These aren't the
bigger/faster/newer planes but they're good for general flying. The bad part
is that the hangar rent, maintenance, insurance, etc., for owning a plane is
higher than owning a regular vehicle.

My most expensive purchases have been my car, my current house and my
plane-- in descending order. The annual costs for each would be the house
(taxes, utilities, repairs, etc.), the plane(hangar, maintenance, fuel,
etc.), then the car (insurance, gas, etc.), also descending.

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-Greg B.
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