On Feb 12, 5:09*pm, Ross wrote:

But the one thing you cannot put a price on it being able to walk out to
you airplane and fly it after a week of bad weather and there is no one
in line in front of you. The plane is exactly as you left it and not the
prior renter. The condition of the plane is known to you because you
assisted the A&P/IA in its annual and any repairs that come along. I fly
about 60 to 70 hours a year and I know I am paying more than renting.
But I would not trade this for anything.

As well as launching IFR with the family for a trip. How many rental
planes out there would anyone here be comfortable going into the soup
with? In Sacramento there is one place that rents a 2005 C-182T.
That's about the only rentaly plane I would do anything more than a
few approaches in if I didn't have my Mooney.

Plus, you can get the plane you want. FBOs don't have any reason to
buy anything other than 172's, 182's, etc. They want training planes.
If you want an Aeronca, Swift, or truely high performance cross
country plane, you need to purchase.

-robert

-Robert