First plane
There isn't any real airplane equivalent to the Corolla or Civic.
Those machines provide high quality for reasonable price.
172s and Cherokees are the closest to mass produced airplanes, but they
are more like Fords and Chevys - they're noisy, they corrode and leak,
and cost a lot to maintain, particularly if you live in an urban area.
As others have said, you need to fly at least 100 hrs a year to break
even, and that's a lot of flying.
Having said that, there is nothing like owning a well maintained
airplane. I started looking for one of my own when every airplane I
rented seemed to have something on the squawk list.
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