GA bias in "general" insurance?

Dana M. Hague d(dash)m(dash)hague(at)comcast(dot)net writes:

I beg to differ. Yes, you can spend a LOT of money at the upper end
(and yes, even the middle) of the GA spectrum, but you can also buy a
good used plane for less than the price of the average new car... and
a lot less than "average" guys spend on boats. Airplanes hold their
value far better, too.

What kind of airplane can you get for $10,000?

Is this perceived high cost of aviation what keeps you in your
basement playing sims?

It is one of several reasons, yes. The simulator only costs about
$40.

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You can get a decent Taylorcraft for 10 to 15 thousand. Ercoupes are also in
that price range. There are also many quality homebuilts in that price
range.

I paid $17,500 for a 4 seat Tripacer.

mike

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Dana M. Hague d(dash)m(dash)hague(at)comcast(dot)net writes:

I beg to differ. Yes, you can spend a LOT of money at the upper end
(and yes, even the middle) of the GA spectrum, but you can also buy a
good used plane for less than the price of the average new car... and
a lot less than "average" guys spend on boats. Airplanes hold their
value far better, too.

What kind of airplane can you get for $10,000?

Is this perceived high cost of aviation what keeps you in your
basement playing sims?

It is one of several reasons, yes. The simulator only costs about
$40.

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On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 04:39:32 +0200, Mxsmanic
wrote:

What kind of airplane can you get for $10,000?

An ultralight. However, I said "average new car", which is well over
$10K. As Mike pointed out you can get a decent T-Craft or similar in
the mid teens; even a brand new T-Craft is around $60K, well within
the reach of people who are not "rich" (sadly not including me).

However, don't rule out ultralights either... they're a far cry from
the perceived (sometimes but not always unjustly) death traps of years
ago. Well under $10K used or even new at the low end, and blurring
into "standard" GA aircraft at the high end.

-Dana


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