So if a person is intent on getting their license and will actually fly
afterwards, are they better off buying a plane or a share of one, or
just renting when they want to fly? It would seem if 2 or 3 people
bought in it would be cheaper. Or go the flying club route.
On 3/23/2018 11:15 AM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
The market for used trainers - Cessna 150/152 or 172 is relatively stable
now, and the aircraft are all old, so there is very little depreciation.
So, is you buy a solid C150 for $15,000, and fly it a couple hundred hours
(needed for a commercial license), AND take care of it, you can expect to
sell it for at lest $14,000, but perhaps $16,000. Renting one is around
$90/hour here - so the 200 hours will cost a minimum of $18,000. Now there
are expenses beyond the capitol outlay - fuel, annual inspections, hangar
rent, maintenance, etc., and you have to manage all that as well.
I suspect that a flying club is the most economical way fly, if you don't
mind sharing, scheduling, and trust their maintenance director (with your
life).
We're talking 1950's through the late 1970's machines for the most part,
maintenance is critical.
Grant and Dan are right on - - -
On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 9:13 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
If a person wanted to get their private ticket, are you better off renting
a plane or buying/buy a share of a plane?
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