28 years, 9000 hours

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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You know someone that rents Luscombes, Ercoupes or the few other
antiques that got grandfathered in to LSA?

I do.

I should have probably qualified that a bit.

If you look hard enough, you can probably find someone that rents out a
Sopwith Camel.

But the point is that the vast majority of LSA rentals are going to
be brand new airplanes and rental prices are directly proportional
to the airplane cost.

--
Jim Pennino

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"Alan" wrote in message
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I remember some years ago as he was writing about his decision of what to
buy, and I think he came up with buying a Cardinal. A couple years or so
later, it quietly disappeared, and the P210 came.


I think he did have a Cardinal RG at one point. He mentions it a couple of
times on his Seasonal Weather Flying series.

Marco

"Andrew Gideon" wrote in message
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On Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:32:31 -0800, William Hung wrote:

his true reason is that he just can't justify the cost any longer
now that he has to pay for it out of his own pocket.

My take was somewhat different. This article read as someone trying to
justify a decision to himself. That is, I'm not sure he entirely
believed his presented logic that lead to scrapping the airplane.

Frankly, I thought the moral argument absurd. By that reasoning, nobody
should be selling any of those airplane thingies.

I found myself wondering if there were facts left unmentioned, as it
sounded to me like a puzzle with missing pieces.

- Andrew

Andrew,

I agree with you completely. The moral descision was just fluff and icing
for the real reasons that might be hard for him to admit as the sole causes.
The biggest thing was money and second to that was age and health. That's
just what I got from it. Personally, I don't think he needs to apologize
for either. Both of those reasons are good enough and I respect all that he
has and is accomplishing in aviation.

Kobra

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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
wrote in :

You know someone that rents Luscombes, Ercoupes or the few other
antiques that got grandfathered in to LSA?

I do.

I should have probably qualified that a bit.

If you look hard enough, you can probably find someone that rents out a
Sopwith Camel.

Nah, never certified, but I do know someone who rents a '39 Chief out.


But the point is that the vast majority of LSA rentals are going to
be brand new airplanes and rental prices are directly proportional
to the airplane cost.



No idea! If it's not covered in rags and leaking oil I'm not interested!

Bertie

Andrew Gideon wrote in news:fqh8mi$ilk$3
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On Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:32:31 -0800, William Hung wrote:

his true reason is that he just can't justify the cost any longer
now that he has to pay for it out of his own pocket.

My take was somewhat different. This article read as someone trying to
justify a decision to himself. That is, I'm not sure he entirely
believed his presented logic that lead to scrapping the airplane.

Frankly, I thought the moral argument absurd. By that reasoning, nobody
should be selling any of those airplane thingies.

I found myself wondering if there were facts left unmentioned, as it
sounded to me like a puzzle with missing pieces.


Made perfect sense to me, though I would have been much more reluctant to
junk than he was.


Bertie

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
wrote in :

You know someone that rents Luscombes, Ercoupes or the few other
antiques that got grandfathered in to LSA?

I do.

I should have probably qualified that a bit.

If you look hard enough, you can probably find someone that rents out a
Sopwith Camel.

Nah, never certified, but I do know someone who rents a '39 Chief out.


But the point is that the vast majority of LSA rentals are going to
be brand new airplanes and rental prices are directly proportional
to the airplane cost.


No idea! If it's not covered in rags and leaking oil I'm not interested!

My solo was in a 172 dripping gas which both the CFI and the FBO owner
said not to worry about. Shortly thereafter the thing was in the shop
with the wing off...

Just one of the reasons I bought my own plane.


--
Jim Pennino

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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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You know someone that rents Luscombes, Ercoupes or the few other
antiques that got grandfathered in to LSA?

I do.

I should have probably qualified that a bit.

If you look hard enough, you can probably find someone that rents
out a Sopwith Camel.

Nah, never certified, but I do know someone who rents a '39 Chief
out.


But the point is that the vast majority of LSA rentals are going to
be brand new airplanes and rental prices are directly proportional
to the airplane cost.


No idea! If it's not covered in rags and leaking oil I'm not
interested!

My solo was in a 172 dripping gas which both the CFI and the FBO owner
said not to worry about. Shortly thereafter the thing was in the shop
with the wing off...

Just one of the reasons I bought my own plane.



Well, the raggy ones I'm talking about are supposed to leak oil!


Bertie

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
wrote in
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You know someone that rents Luscombes, Ercoupes or the few other
antiques that got grandfathered in to LSA?

I do.

I should have probably qualified that a bit.

If you look hard enough, you can probably find someone that rents
out a Sopwith Camel.

Nah, never certified, but I do know someone who rents a '39 Chief
out.


But the point is that the vast majority of LSA rentals are going to
be brand new airplanes and rental prices are directly proportional
to the airplane cost.


No idea! If it's not covered in rags and leaking oil I'm not
interested!

My solo was in a 172 dripping gas which both the CFI and the FBO owner
said not to worry about. Shortly thereafter the thing was in the shop
with the wing off...

Just one of the reasons I bought my own plane.



Well, the raggy ones I'm talking about are supposed to leak oil!

Like a British car?

--
Jim Pennino

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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
wrote in
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You know someone that rents Luscombes, Ercoupes or the few
other
antiques that got grandfathered in to LSA?

I do.

I should have probably qualified that a bit.

If you look hard enough, you can probably find someone that
rents
out a Sopwith Camel.

Nah, never certified, but I do know someone who rents a '39 Chief
out.


But the point is that the vast majority of LSA rentals are going
to
be brand new airplanes and rental prices are directly
proportional
to the airplane cost.


No idea! If it's not covered in rags and leaking oil I'm not
interested!

My solo was in a 172 dripping gas which both the CFI and the FBO
owner
said not to worry about. Shortly thereafter the thing was in the
shop
with the wing off...

Just one of the reasons I bought my own plane.



Well, the raggy ones I'm talking about are supposed to leak oil!

Like a British car?


xactly. The only thing that keeps them from rusting away.


Bertie

In article PB5yj.56157$yE1.49793@attbi_s21,
Jay Honeck wrote:
Any of you guys out there ever "downgrade?" If so, how was it?

I know a couple of guys who have "downgraded" to LSAs after years of buzzing
around in Barons and Mooneys. They seem mighty happy.

My 1962 Mooney is still going strong. I don't forsee any need to
downgrade in the forseeable future. The annual is usually on the order
of $4-6k and after that, all the other expenses are in the noise.

I dream of upgrading to something faster, but I suspect that's not going
to happen. I can live with the Mooney.

--
-Ed Falk,
http://thespamdiaries.blogspot.com/