What an annual....

Allen wrote:

What kind of airplane that the props are 15 grand each?

Seneca III, three blade props 15k CDN. (with boots) labour and shipping,
extra.

You can't take it with you.

kontiki wrote:

You can't take it with you.

No, but you also can't spend what you don't have. If I set aside say
$500 per quarter for flying, a 15% increase in the price of fuel means I
do %15 percent less flying, whether it be for Angelflight, training,
business or pleasure. Most people I know that fly already sacrifice in
other areas of their life in order to afford to fly: No vacation homes
or boats, driving older vehicles, smaller house than their peers etc.

You can't take it with you.

No, but you also can't spend what you don't have. If I set aside say
$500 per quarter for flying, a 15% increase in the price of fuel means I
do %15 percent less flying, whether it be for Angelflight, training,
business or pleasure. Most people I know that fly already sacrifice in
other areas of their life in order to afford to fly: No vacation homes
or boats, driving older vehicles, smaller house than their peers etc.

Amen, brother.

If this lunacy comes to pass, GA -- which is already staggering like a
drunk old man in huge parts of America -- is doomed. Our only hope
is that AOPA can stop it.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Feb 15, 2:51 pm, The Visitor
wrote:
this has got to be it. Both props off for overhaul, it's time, now I am
looking at two new props with deice boots, 15k times two. can get some
new blades and use the old hubs but I am thinking it's best just to be
rid of them. I thought this annual would hurt when I got three new gear
actuators rather than overhauled. Last year it was a new, rather than
repaired, engine mount.

What a hobby!

The annual two years ago came up to 1/3 the purchase price of the
plane because I chose to make a bunch of recurring AD's go away...
This annual will include a new set of teflon hoses for the right
engine...
Next year will be new hydraulic hoses and some gear bushings...
The year after that we will begin looking for new engines which will
exceed the value of the airplane...
Fun, eh wot!

denny

On 16 Feb 2007 07:38:09 -0800, "Denny" wrote:

On Feb 15, 2:51 pm, The Visitor
wrote:
this has got to be it. Both props off for overhaul, it's time, now I am
looking at two new props with deice boots, 15k times two. can get some
new blades and use the old hubs but I am thinking it's best just to be
rid of them. I thought this annual would hurt when I got three new gear
actuators rather than overhauled. Last year it was a new, rather than
repaired, engine mount.

What a hobby!

The annual two years ago came up to 1/3 the purchase price of the
plane because I chose to make a bunch of recurring AD's go away...
This annual will include a new set of teflon hoses for the right
engine...
Next year will be new hydraulic hoses and some gear bushings...
The year after that we will begin looking for new engines which will
exceed the value of the airplane...
Fun, eh wot!

Ah, you big high rollers. I'm coming up on a major or more likely
replacement do to core hours and I can probably hit the cost of the
airplane with one engine and a fuel cell or two. Which BTW it needs
new tip tankssigh



denny
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com