Considering the stress of being in a family, dads and teens,
I would suggest that you lease a taildragger, maybe a tandem
cockpit and HIRE another instructor. Your kids will listen
more carefully to another teacher and can then come to you
for clarification and support. If you are the INSTRUCTOR
and the dad, they will have conflicts and slow progress
IMHO.

You can use the Mooney for some of the required training and
a simple VFR old or new (think light sport aircraft) to make
them look out the windows. California tax law is beyond
anybody's answer but you can put all your stuff in some big
trucks and go to Arizona.


--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

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"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
oups.com...
| My kids have flown around in my Mooney their entire lives.
Now they are
| getting close to the teen years and I'm thinking of buying
them a plane
| and teaching them to fly in it. I've got a few years
before they are
| old enough but I'm starting to think about it. Some group
suggestions
| would be appreciated...
|
| 1) If I buy the plane just long enough for them to learn
to fly can I
| aviod California sales/use tax by being a dealer? How long
can a dealer
| hold the plane? If I only need the plane for 12 months or
so, it would
| be sad to have to pay 9% sales tax on the plane.
| 2) I'm throwing around the best plane to teach them in
that would be
| fun and not too expensive for dad. I'm thinking maybe a
Taylorcraft or
| a Lucsome. I learned in a Cessna 140 so that might be a
good choice
| too. I could just buy them a C150 but having something fun
for dad to
| fly (i.e. Aeronca, etc) would make it all the better!
| 3) Has anyone else on the list taught their kids to fly? I
do know of
| two other CFIs that have done this. The kids loved it.
However, once
| they finished their private life seems to prevent much
other flying
| until they establish in a career. I figure the boys will
be pretty busy
| with scouts, high school, and trying to get into a good
college they
| will want to earn their private and then set it aside for
some years.
|
| -Robert, CFI
|