I fly my Skylane around 50 hrs/yr. Fuel, oil, hangar, annual, and
maintenance run around $4500/yr. That is $90/hr.

You need your own numbers for insurance, loan payments.

Setting aside reserves for prop overhaul ($1500est), engine overhaul
($15-$18,000est) and/or, paint and interior ($12,000est).

This works out to be about $11,000/year plus reserves to own your airplane.
Of course, you need to buy the airplane right. Expect to need some $$$ no
matter how pristine the airplane is

Kevin
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Hi people I need some help.

Airplanes are not my forte. Automobiles I know a lot about but I know
about as much about airplanes as I do about trains and so my knowledge
is very limited.

I do know that a Cessna can be had for the price of a BMW which is not
bad, not bad at all. Some even have turbochargers on them and you
have your choice of fixed gear or those water floats to land in water.

I had a dream that I had condos in Maine and West Virginia but owned
land in Alaska. I had my very own cessna which made it possible for
me to gain access to all of these places and I was very happy.

What are the true costs of owning your own airplane? How risky is the
flight from Maine or West Virginia to Alaska? How about from LA,CA to
Maine?

Don't Turbochargers shorten the life span of the Engine? Is it noisy
inside the cockpit of a cessna?

Approx how long is the flight training to get your license to fly one
of these?