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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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Alan wrote:
In article PB5yj.56157$yE1.49793@attbi_s21 "Jay Honeck"
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Any of you guys out there ever "downgrade?" If so, how was it?

I know a couple of guys who have "downgraded" to LSAs after years
of buzzing around in Barons and Mooneys. They seem mighty happy.

Personally, I expect to "downgrade" to a CT (or similar) when the
kids are out of the house, and I no longer need a 1460 pound
useful load. Four gallons per hour sounds mighty fine, most
days.

Looking at the price of fuel, and the fact that it will continue
to go up, the LSA aircraft sound better, until . . .

The CT seems to start around $106K, with the LS up around $128K.
Other
interesting options go even higher. It sort of makes finding an
old C-150/152 sound like a pretty good idea. It looks like
insurance on an LSA may also be a good bit more expensive.

I wonder if this isn't a bit of taking advantage of folks who
are
perceived as unable to fly other aircraft for various reasons
(such as medicals, etc.) "Hey, we can charge them more..."

Well, perhaps not, since the price of a new 172 is about double
that.
Even so, the basic CT felt like a nice $30K airplane. Too bad
they wanted a lot more than that for it.

I did notice that one can rent a 152 for less than one can rent
an
LSA.

Apples and oranges.

Today's quiz question: In what year was the last 152 built?

I'm gonna guess 79, though I was in Wichita and there weren't any
there, but rowas and rows of 172s and 172 RGs

85 actually, so the newest 152 one can rent is 22 years old.

And for the grand prize, what is the oldest LSA one can rent?

I'm guessing an E2 Cub or an Early Chief, unless someone is renting out
a Heath Parasol.



Bertie