On Sun, 04 Apr 2004 14:35:54 GMT, "Richard Kaplan"
wrote:
Does your FBO actually have a limit on how far away you can take the
airplane in miles?
Yes. 100 nm for rentals. The owner prefers to do all work on his
aircraft and that is the distance he is comfortable flying out in the
event of needed repair.
That would be quite odd and would seem to defeat the
point of flying.
I agree. Hence, this thread. :-)
If the problem instead is that the FBO has a minimum number of hours for a
daily rental, then I suspect that even if you took the airplane for a week
at a time occasionally with say a 3-hour daily minimum, you still would come
out way, way ahead financially compared with owning your airplane.
I wouldn't mind paying a reasonable minimum. It is availability for
longer trips that I'm looking for.
Not only that, but if you are known to the FBO as a responsible renter and
frequent customer, I suspect you might well be able to negotiate more
flexible cross-country rental terms than the official terms offered to the
public.
I am still hopeful that negotiation for the Arrow will be possible for
some cross countries moderately over 100 nm this summer. Pittsburgh
to Sandusky, OH comes immediately to mind.
Richard, thank you for all your thoughtful posts to me on this
subject. You and the other experienced pilots in the group have given
me a *lot* to think about.
I'm taking a cross-country flight from my home field in Pittsburgh to
Chicago with my instructor tomorrow. Yes, that's far beyond the
normal 100 nm rule, but the owner realizes the educational value of
such a trip and we got an exception.
At the least, I think I need to discuss an arrangement with him
regarding the Arrow. You are correct: it is seldomly rented. Perhaps
with generous renter's hull insurance and an agreement regarding
potential repairs on the road, something may be worked out.
Again, to you and to all the others: my many many thanks.
--
Kay
Student Pilot
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