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On 9-Jan-2005, "Jay Honeck" wrote:

Partnership?


BINGO! If you (solely) own and fly a C-172/Warrior class of airplane
about
75 hrs/year, your total cost of owning and flying a C-206/Cherokee Six
class
of airplane in a 3-way co-ownership would probably be less than you
currently spend. Difference in availability would probably be
insignificant.

There are few things as frustrating as owning an airplane and not flying
it
because it doesn't meet your needs in terms of payload, performance, or
equipment. Better to figure out what you need (to accommodate the vast
majority of your mission profiles) and then calculate how many co-owners
you
need to make it financially practical. That is the basis of the success
of
fractional ownership programs for high performance aircraft.

--
-Elliott Drucker

Fortunately, I have a few years to think about it.
Partnership is always an option, but after owning my myself (even though
it's tight), it'd be tough to share.
Who knows...maybe I'll hit the lotto between now and then ;-)

For now, the Super III is perfect.
I can carry full tanks, my wife and all 3 kids, and about 150 lbs of
baggage.
Since I rarely take the entire family (usually just 1 or 2 of the kids), I
usually don't even get close to gross.
Although once I did take my entire family and one friend (total of 6) and
was right at gross.

Anyway, you're right. Right now the Super III fits 90% of my missions.
In about five years, it will probably accommodate 50% of my missions, and
the real six-seater would come in handy.

Thanks,

Adam