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bought the plane today
my first airplane. cessna 172C.
this group, along with a couple of others, has given me the best information as i've progressed. by way of payback, i intend to tell some about the process i went thru for the benefit of others who may be planning; hoping. why a 172-c?? well, a couple of reasons. mechanical flaps (you pull a rod that's laying on the floor) and the 6 cylinder engine which, although it is 5-15 hp light of later models, is smooth music compared to the banging of the 4s. any airport in america has mechanics and parts to fix a 172. it is slow by most standards but i think i see 15/mpg which ain't that bad considering the advantage you get over cars on "direct route". i'm retired; i've got lots of time. i paid 34k$ and wells fargo financed me at 7.75 for 15 years. makes it managable. very friendly people. i like them. i joined aopa and subscribed to trade-a-plane and g.a. news. haunted the web for any and all information i could find on airplanes including the new light sport stuff. every evening, or something close to that, i would read the adds in trade a plane and e-bay and whatever i could find untill i had a good working understanding of the issues around aircraft purchase and ownership. i have not been flying much lately because i knew i would need the money to buy - not rent. when the plane showed-up at my local airport, i expressed interest and had the owner agree to a full inspection by my mechanic. that uncovered an exhaust valve problem. he fixed it and we closed today. yipee!! i now own a plane. had my mechanic not examined the plane then i would be looking at a grand in engine fix already. now, at least, i've got all 6 doing well north of 70lbs. i''ll be joining the cessna pilots assn. shortly. thanks y'all who advised there. hooks airport is renting t-hangers at 250/month and i'll be getting one tomorrow. i really like having a tin box for my bird. anyway, that's my experience so for. hope it helps. i can see that i'm going to be needing a lot of money for gas. dan |
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In article . com,
"houstondan" wrote: [snip] i can see that i'm going to be needing a lot of money for gas. and worth every darn penny. congrats. -- Bob Noel Looking for a sig the lawyers will hate |
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Good going!
The 172 is the world's most popular airplane for a reason! Karl "Curator" "houstondan" wrote in message ups.com... my first airplane. cessna 172C. this group, along with a couple of others, has given me the best information as i've progressed. by way of payback, i intend to tell some about the process i went thru for the benefit of others who may be planning; hoping. why a 172-c?? well, a couple of reasons. mechanical flaps (you pull a rod that's laying on the floor) and the 6 cylinder engine which, although it is 5-15 hp light of later models, is smooth music compared to the banging of the 4s. any airport in america has mechanics and parts to fix a 172. it is slow by most standards but i think i see 15/mpg which ain't that bad considering the advantage you get over cars on "direct route". i'm retired; i've got lots of time. i paid 34k$ and wells fargo financed me at 7.75 for 15 years. makes it managable. very friendly people. i like them. i joined aopa and subscribed to trade-a-plane and g.a. news. haunted the web for any and all information i could find on airplanes including the new light sport stuff. every evening, or something close to that, i would read the adds in trade a plane and e-bay and whatever i could find untill i had a good working understanding of the issues around aircraft purchase and ownership. i have not been flying much lately because i knew i would need the money to buy - not rent. when the plane showed-up at my local airport, i expressed interest and had the owner agree to a full inspection by my mechanic. that uncovered an exhaust valve problem. he fixed it and we closed today. yipee!! i now own a plane. had my mechanic not examined the plane then i would be looking at a grand in engine fix already. now, at least, i've got all 6 doing well north of 70lbs. i''ll be joining the cessna pilots assn. shortly. thanks y'all who advised there. hooks airport is renting t-hangers at 250/month and i'll be getting one tomorrow. i really like having a tin box for my bird. anyway, that's my experience so for. hope it helps. i can see that i'm going to be needing a lot of money for gas. dan |
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("houstondan" wrote)
my first airplane. cessna 172C. this group, along with a couple of others, has given me the best information as i've progressed. by way of payback, i intend to tell some about the process i went thru for the benefit of others who may be planning; hoping. Congratulations on your purchase! http://www.airventure.org/2006/news/060214_cessna.html Oshkosh is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the 172 this year! Montblack |
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i can see that i'm going to be needing a lot of money for gas.
Congratulations. You ought to look into an Auto Gas STC for your plane. Gauy |
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"houstondan" wrote: my first airplane. cessna 172C. Congratulations. Welcome to the club. -- Dan C172RG at BFM |
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"Guy Byars" wrote in message news:Fl04g.23541
Congratulations. You ought to look into an Auto Gas STC for your plane. I thought the gubmint mandated ethanol had pretty much made auto gas useless in a plane. |
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Guy Byars wrote:
i can see that i'm going to be needing a lot of money for gas. Congratulations. You ought to look into an Auto Gas STC for your plane. Gauy The thing I don't like about autogas is that it goes rancid so easily and quickly. Unless you fly alot and often it may not be so good to use it. |
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Congrats Dan!
There's no better feeling than to decide, "spur of the moment", that you want to go flying and to know that your plane is exactly where you left it last, and in the condition "YOU" left it! Check out the thread on "do-it-yourself" things you can do, to minimize costs on ownership incidentals. http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...09ab340aa7a707 Best Regards, Todd |
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"Steve Foley" wrote in message news:9K24g.1977$ud.217@trndny03... "Guy Byars" wrote in message news:Fl04g.23541 Congratulations. You ought to look into an Auto Gas STC for your plane. I thought the gubmint mandated ethanol had pretty much made auto gas useless in a plane. Neal Boortz: http://www.epa.gov/mtbe/ "Congress recently refused to protect the MTBE makers from liability from frivolous lawsuits. MTBE is a component in gasoline ... and the makers are bailing. MTBE is to be replaced by ethanol .. .but the ethanol producers just can't keep up! This affects supply, and reduced supply in the face of increased demand means what? Higher gas prices? Could we get the ethanol we need from overseas? Why yes! We could! But the Bush administration has a 54 cent-per-gallon import duty on imported ethanol! There's your price gouging! Drop that import duty and I wonder what would happen to gas prices." |
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