Almost forgot...would be willing to spend up to $70,000 on the right plane.

Thanks,

A 172 would be good.
A 180HP 172 would be better.

Whjatever you buy, consider the purchase price as the downpayment on the
operating costs. Better to look at those!

HTH

Tony

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Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
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Cessna 172H C-GICE