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I sort of did the same thing. At 0 Hours, I bought into a 5 way
partnership in a Cherokee 180. Cost was $6000 up front. Then we split everything else but the Gas and a small engine fund. I remember getting frustrated at one point and wishing I did not have the plane during my training. Owning a part of a plane though is one hell of a motivator to complete the training. 800 hours later, I'm glad I stuck it out. Having understanding partners is good too because you have someone experienced helping you look after the plane. My piece of the insurance was a few hundred dollars higher but over all this was the least expensive way to get a license I could find. If you go this route, It goes without saying that the plane is insignificant compared to picking your partners. Wrong partners = hell. Right partners = Great Fun and tons o' saving. Interesting though, having a student as a partner now would give me the willies a bit but since someone cut me some slack, Someday I may need to pay back the favor. Walt Mike Spera wrote in message ... Which comes first, the plane or the license? We chose to buy the plane to train in. Since there were two of us (wife and myself), the cost appeared justified. Also, availability of planes at the local school was spotty and we were not impressed with the condition/appearance of rentals in general. 3 sessions each per week would have racked up about $11,000 in rentals for the year of basic training vs. about $2700 for gas in our plane. We did have all the fixed expenses to pay, like insurance, the note, maintenance, etc. But we still believed it was a good deal. SNIP |
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