Author Topic: Owning a plane is _awesome_ (Read 652 times)

gpwurzel · « **Reply #15 on:** July 05, 2007, 07:49:13 PM »

I, for one, am sooooo jealous............maybe in the future, but only maybe...ho hum......nice pics, enjoy it fella

Wurzel

AKIron · « **Reply #16 on:** July 05, 2007, 10:46:07 PM »

"Never feel sorry for a man that owns his own plane"

Serenity · « **Reply #17 on:** July 05, 2007, 10:59:15 PM »

My family is just going into partnership on one. We COULD get it for ourselves, but decided since we dont know **** about maintenance to go in on it with someone who does.

Chairboy · « **Reply #18 on:** July 05, 2007, 11:21:34 PM »

Serenity: Sounds like a _great_ plan! There are plenty of books on partnerships, I've read that setting one up right is really important but the payoff is very high.

For my maintenance needs, I've got a few resources. My local A&P shows all new plane owners how to properly change their oil for free, for instance. Also, my EAA chapter has a few A&Ps that can be technical advisors on issues and monitor repairs I make, it's a great resource.

But it's probably hard to beat getting into a good partnership with someone who knows their stuff.

LePaul · « **Reply #19 on:** July 06, 2007, 12:07:47 AM »

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Originally posted by Maverick
I had a plane for over a decade. My biggest regret is that I didn't have enough places to go to really use it to it's potential. It really helped out when I had a longish trip (250 to 600 miles) and I got a real kick out of beating the folks that went commercial one year to Annual Training (1000 miles) while I flew my bird. Yep their plane was much faster and they had 100 miles less to go, but I still arrived 2 hours earlier and left home 2 hours after they did.

The ANG Aero Club I was in during the late 80s had 3 C172s and 1 Commanche (I think the same year as yours). It was a real treat to fly in that bird. Speedy, comfy and a nice upgrade from weeks on end of 172 flying

Chairboy · « **Reply #20 on:** July 08, 2007, 05:26:48 PM »

Sweet! I just passed 100 hours of PIC today, and have exactly 50 hours Cross Country. I'm at 137.5 hours and climbing like a rocket, 52.3 of them in this Warrior over a two month period. Looks like I might meet the "Ya gotta fly at least 100 hours a year for it to make sense financially" criteria.

My flights in N33139:
http://logshare.com/log.jsp?vpid=1955&ident=N33139

Halo · « **Reply #21 on:** July 08, 2007, 06:15:54 PM »

It's great to see you enjoying a passion like that. I'm still a cheapskate armchair pilot voyeur getting my kicks in Aces High and MS Flight Simulator.

My main real life love is surfing. Being in Hawaii four years was like dying and going to heaven. The East Coast just doesn't hack it in comparison.

Enjoy enjoy enjoy. Nothing is as much fun as making memories to cherish a lifetime.

ink · « **Reply #22 on:** July 08, 2007, 08:53:20 PM »

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Originally posted by AKIron
"Never feel sorry for a man that owns his own plane"

awesome movie " the edge"

anyway i would love to fly a non cartoon plane, but alas my 6 kids take all my spare money, is there even such a thing?

enjoy it for me:D

FrodeMk3 · « **Reply #23 on:** July 09, 2007, 12:57:45 AM »

That is some very gorgeous scenery, that is missed by any other means of travel. If I can work towards it, I'd eventually like to get my GA licsense. Soon, I hope, but finances being what they are, I have to just keep my hopes up.