Selling my airplane

"Jay Honeck" wrote:

We pay $112 per month for ours. Includes electricity. Go 50 miles
south, and they're just $45 per month, for one that's even nicer.

I can't for the life of me figure out what you guys see in the
coasts...

There is no excuse for hangars costing what they do around Mobile; it's got a
cost of living lower than Dubuque, IA.

There is, however, a *reason* hangars cost so much he monopoly. One
company, with a suspiciously cozy relationship to the Mobile Airport
Authority, has controlled all the hangars and tiedowns at both municipal
airports for years. No new light aircraft hangars or shelters have been built
in decades. The ones destroyed by Hurricanes Ivan and Katrina were not
replaced. The company simply raised the rates on the surviving ones while
continuing to do zero maintenance. The roofs leak, debris litters the ramps,
weeds grow tall from the cracks. My shelter looks like some relic of the
Soviet Union. If I dared to complain, I might find my airplane pulled
outside.

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

"Peter R." wrote in message
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On 2/16/2007 8:16:13 PM, "Matt Barrow" wrote:

It's indicative of more fundamental issues, Peter.

With aviation-related businesses, perhaps.

But my point was that there are certainly other priorities besides the
cost
of aviation. Having my three boys grow up in the same city as their
extended
family tops my list.

Fine.

That's way down on _my_ list (YMMV).

In my (dysfunctional) family, I wanted my kids rather far away. :~)

We just moved after living in Montrose for eight years. It added 1 1/2 hours
to our time getting to/from clients and project sites, but they grew up in a
very livable small town.

Now my wife and I are getting "revenge"; as "empty nesters", we're moving
closer to where our kids moved.

Matt B.

But my point was that there are certainly other priorities besides the cost
of aviation. Having my three boys grow up in the same city as their extended
family tops my list.

That *was* a downside of moving to Iowa, as our extended family lived
in Wisconsin, a 5.5 hour drive. Fortunately, it's only a 90 minute
flight, so (back when our parents were alive) we visited often.

My point is that with a good internet connection, UPS, and an
airplane, it is now easily possible to live in areas with low crime
and a low cost of living, while still enjoying the benefits of big
cities.

For example, we're flying the kids to St. Louis tomorrow, to hit the
museums, restaurants, etc. It could just as easily be Chicago, Kansas
City, or Minneapolis. With an airplane, you needn't be trapped in 240
minutes of rush-hour traffic every day.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

There is, however, a *reason* hangars cost so much he monopoly. One
company, with a suspiciously cozy relationship to the Mobile Airport
Authority, has controlled all the hangars and tiedowns at both municipal
airports for years. No new light aircraft hangars or shelters have been built
in decades. The ones destroyed by Hurricanes Ivan and Katrina were not
replaced. The company simply raised the rates on the surviving ones while
continuing to do zero maintenance. The roofs leak, debris litters the ramps,
weeds grow tall from the cracks. My shelter looks like some relic of the
Soviet Union. If I dared to complain, I might find my airplane pulled
outside.

Wow. And I thought Iowa City's government was corrupt!

Your situation makes our single-party rule (Democrats have held every
elected office in Johnson County since 1957) look like a PTA meeting.

Sorry to hear it, Dan. But there are plenty of great places to live
and own an airplane.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On 17 Feb 2007 04:57:39 -0800, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

With an airplane, you needn't be trapped in 240
minutes of rush-hour traffic every day.

Just as one additional data point, I live in Connecticut and my
"commute" is 2 miles, my wife's is ~10. Neither includes interstate
highway travel, and hers goes through an area wooded enough to not
have cell phone service. Sometimes "the light" on my commute is red,
so I have to stop. G Her Jeep is 8 1/2 years old and has ~ 70k on
the clock.

As soon as the ice melts, I'll be back on the bike or walking.

I _know_ what your current commute is, so don't say it! =8^)

Jay Honeck wrote:


I can't for the life of me figure out what you guys see in the
coasts...
--


Well you can see the ocean for one thing... :^)

We pay $165 for a gang hanger (5 spots) @ KFIT, Fitchburg. Ma. Right now
there are 4 in the house so there is a slot open.

Sorry to hear about your selling Dan. I'm afraid to look at the actual
costs of flying. My cheap-ass errr, thrifty, New England values might
kick in.

KC

Jay Honeck wrote:

But my point was that there are certainly other priorities besides the cost
of aviation. Having my three boys grow up in the same city as their extended
family tops my list.


That *was* a downside of moving to Iowa, as our extended family lived
in Wisconsin, a 5.5 hour drive. Fortunately, it's only a 90 minute
flight, so (back when our parents were alive) we visited often.

My point is that with a good internet connection, UPS, and an
airplane, it is now easily possible to live in areas with low crime
and a low cost of living, while still enjoying the benefits of big
cities.

Big cities have benefits? Really?? :-)

I've visited and driven through the midwest many times by car and by
motorcycle. It was fun visiting the Living History farm in Des Moine,
Pioneer Village, and such, but to actually live in the midwest would
bore me to tears. Flat as far as the eye can see. I need mountains to
feel at home and give some visual variety when I'm driving around.

When my wife and I rode our motorcycle across Kansas many years ago, I
literally started to fall asleep! I didn't think that was possible on a
motorcycle, but I started nodding off and we had to pull over.
Booorrriinnngggg.


Matt

I _know_ what your current commute is, so don't say it! =8^)

Actually, our home is about 12 minutes from the hotel. We don't live
at the inn, even though it would make perfect economic sense to do
so.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I've visited and driven through the midwest many times by car and by
motorcycle. It was fun visiting the Living History farm in Des Moine,
Pioneer Village, and such, but to actually live in the midwest would
bore me to tears. Flat as far as the eye can see. I need mountains to
feel at home and give some visual variety when I'm driving around.

I've never been to either one. I don't find "real" Iowa very
interesting, either, which is why Iowa City is perfect for us. It's
full of wildly different ethnic groups, lots of great restaurants and
shopping, and near enough to the "party Germans" (in Amana) to make me
feel at home. (Being from the Milwaukee area, living in an area with
great beer and German food is important, if bad for me... :-)

25 miles outside of Iowa City is...just more corn. But I don't ever
see it...except from the air.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
I've visited and driven through the midwest many times by car and by
motorcycle. It was fun visiting the Living History farm in Des Moine,
Pioneer Village, and such, but to actually live in the midwest would
bore me to tears. Flat as far as the eye can see. I need mountains to
feel at home and give some visual variety when I'm driving around.


I've never been to either one. I don't find "real" Iowa very
interesting, either, which is why Iowa City is perfect for us. It's
full of wildly different ethnic groups, lots of great restaurants and
shopping, and near enough to the "party Germans" (in Amana) to make me
feel at home. (Being from the Milwaukee area, living in an area with
great beer and German food is important, if bad for me... :-)

25 miles outside of Iowa City is...just more corn. But I don't ever
see it...except from the air.

I'm an outdoors and scenery person, not a museums and arts person, so
cities hold little appeal for me ... other than as places to visit now
and again to remind me of why I live in a very rural area! :-)

Matt