cost of ownership

I put over 100 hours on my plane last year, and renters added to that.

I agree about what you are saying though. If many folks were really doing
more than 100 hours a year on a plane, they would likely look into a faster
plane for those long cross countries.

I have been adding ratings, and doing cross countries, so I am getting lots
of hours. I would definitely do less flying if I rented.


"Richard Kaplan" wrote in message
s.com...

"David Megginson" wrote in message
e.rogers.com...

That's a bit excessive. I agree that a C172/Cherokee class airplane
isn't
the fastest way to get somewhere against a headwind, and it's definitely
not
a coast-to-coast plane, but it's a perfectly reasonable IFR platform. I
fly
my Warrior quite a bit in IMC in central Canada and the U.S. northeast.

It is fine as an IFR platform as you say except for icing conditions or
situations where headwinds limit your alternates and as long as you plan
trips of reasonable distance for the airplane's speed.

Altogether, that is why I say that few owner-flown C172/Cherokee airplanes
fly more than 50-100 hours per year. It is rare to have a typical
aviation
mission to use the airplane more than this given the airplane's abilities.

Do you fly more than 100 hours per year in your airplane? If so, you are
an
exception. How many pilots here fly a C172-class airplane over 100 hours
per year?


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Richard Kaplan, CFII

www.flyimc.com