"Jack Allison" wrote in message
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Hey Greg. IMHO, at least have them contribute toward engine and
maintenance. I mean, you're a nice guy and all but every hour flown costs
something. Besides, at 5 gph, anyone should be able to afford $10-$15/hr.
towards your costs. Hope it all works out for the best.

Thanks. That's why I'm leaning towards charging my friends somewhere around
$25 dry or $50 wet to borrow my plane.

I hear Montblack is in the market for a sport pilot ready plane. You
should have seen him drooling over every Ercoupe we saw at Oshkosh. "No
Paul...let go of the plane, walk away...once you actually learn how to
fly, *then* think about buying. Sorry Mr. Ercoupe owner, he's always like
this. I'm sure the drool stains will wash right off. It won't happen
again. Yes, I'll make sure he doesn't get off his meds again". :-)

Maybe I shouldn't offer Paul a ride??? ;-) I'd consider flying up to ANE
(90nm from JYG) but I don't have a transponder to get around or near MSP's
class B.

On a different topic (kinda), what should I charge as a Sport Pilot CFI?
Talking with someone at FSDO says that a sport pilot CFI with only a private
certificate can charge for the training. I suppose it'll depend if there's
any market for (Ercoupe) sport pilots in the area. I still have to study for
the tests anyways so it'll be a while before I get the SP-CFI added.

-Greg B.