The flying club at Springbank also just added a couple of new Diamond DA20's
to their rental/training fleet. At 50 hours per year, it would probably be
a considerable cost saving to rent those for your day VFR trips (though
availability would be more of an issue) and rent the Arrow or 182 for those
few trips where you need the useful load and/or passenger capacity.

"Marc CYBW" wrote in message
news:leobi.15208$NV3.6049@pd7urf2no...
I am a fractional owner of a pair of very nice Skylanes at Springbank
airport in Calgary (CYBW) and fly here and there, mostly just around
Alberta but occasionally on vacation - usually over the mountains to the
wet coast -(i.e. Vancouver island) - about 50 hrs /yr. Great operation.
Great service. Almost always a plane available. Planning on Oshkosh next
year.

The Skylanes are about 7 old and the operation wants to upgrade to SR20's.
Double the investment, substantial increase in monthly and hourly costs.
Plus I'll have to train to upgrade to glass panels (8 hrs). Currently have
210 hrs. VFR OTT. Most of night rating. No intention of getting IFR
rating.

No other fractional operation around so it's SR20 or back to the beaters
(182 or Arrow) at the flying club.

Recommendations anyone?

Thanks,
Marc

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