cost of ownership

"David Megginson" wrote in message
t.cable.rogers.com...

hours/year, not necessarily that the pilot does. Two 50 hour/year pilots
will get just as much economy out of ownership as one 100 hour/year pilot.

Agreed.... if you can find a compatible partner or two, that is an excellent
way to reduce ownership costs while still retaining most of the advantages
of airplane ownership. Scheduling does not typically seem to be a problem
in partnerships of 2-3 pilots, and partnerships not only reduce the fixed
expenses but also provide a nice cushion to manage the cost of a surprise
maintenance bill or to help fund airplane upgrades.


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Richard Kaplan, CFII

www.flyimc.com

"Richard Kaplan" wrote:
How many pilots here fly a C172-class airplane over 100 hours
per year?

I fly 120+ hrs/yr, most of it IFR xc.
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

"Dan Luke" wrote in message
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I fly 120+ hrs/yr, most of it IFR xc.

And you have a 172RG, not a 172... that makes it a bit more practical
dealing with headwinds.


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Richard Kaplan, CFII

www.flyimc.com

In article m, Richard Kaplan wrote:
Do you fly more than 100 hours per year in your airplane? If so, you are an
exception. How many pilots here fly a C172-class airplane over 100 hours
per year?

Me. I usually exceed 100 hours alone, plus other people fly it sometimes.

Tina Marie

"Tina Marie" wrote in message
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Me. I usually exceed 100 hours alone, plus other people fly it sometimes.

What do you fly? Where from? Where to?

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Richard Kaplan, CFII

www.flyimc.com

[snip]

Do you fly more than 100 hours per year in your airplane? If so, you
are an
exception. How many pilots here fly a C172-class airplane over 100
hours
per year?


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Richard Kaplan, CFII

www.flyimc.com

I'm in a flying club with a 172 and a 182. I bought a 1/3 share of a
Cherokee 180 last October.
Logbook shows: 2002: 72.9, 2003: 83, 2004: 47.6 so far

Sadly, it looks like most flights average out to 1.1 hobbs per flight.
I've been working on ifr training over the past year, so that lowers the
average.

I don't do a lot of traveling, but it's not really due to a slower
airplane. It's just life and weather that seem to do me in. I'm hoping the
ifr rating will help with the weather part. I'd have to work pretty hard to
get over 100 hours per year. (but what fun...)

you dont have to work hard at flying over 100 hrs a year, you only need to find
reasons to go places besides just to fly.

I tell my wife, you want to go somewhere for any reason just let me know, she
she finds horse shows, dog shows, stores to shop at and so on I can fly her to.
Its easy to get over 100 hours when you fly the wife around.


Steven Barnes wrote:

I'd have to work pretty hard to
get over 100 hours per year. (but what fun...)

I fly well over 100 hours a year, mostly to california and arizona and usually
taking the wife to horse and dog shows.


Richard Kaplan wrote:

"Do you fly more than 100 hours per year in your airplane? If so, you are an
exception. How many pilots here fly a C172-class airplane over 100 hours
per year?

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Richard Kaplan, CFII

www.flyimc.com

If you want to fly 100+ hours per year, make flying an integral part of your
business. It works real well :-)


www.Rosspilot.com

Richard Kaplan wrote:

If you do an honest assessment of the cost to own an airplane, virtually no
airplane owner can operate his airplane cheaper than he coudl rent the same
airplane.

Really? Ever try to rent a Maule MX-7?

Reasons to buy an airplane include not having to deal with restrictions on
keeping a rental airplane for a week or so trip,

But that is part of the cost of rental. If I have to pay for 21 hours rental for a
week trip, and I fly my own aircraft 4 hours for the same trip, that's "operating my
aircraft cheaper than I can rent the same plane."

George Patterson
I childproofed my house, but they *still* get in.