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The above two threads were mine, but the "Any pilots on here" thread wasn't started by me, you can even check. I have yet to own an aircraft, and counting the maintenance, landing fees and it's general cost of at least 325,000 dollars, I have yet to get anywhere.
What concerns me is that the sailor from the navy just left because of what I will pursue in the future.
... I have yet to own an aircraft, and counting the maintenance, landing fees and it's general cost of at least 325,000 dollars, I have yet to get anywhere....
Through a couple decades of flying ~2000 hours throughout the U.S. and much of Canada, to major airports serving NYC, LA, Denver and dozens of other major cities, I don't believe I've ever paid a landing fee. I did the majority of my own maintenance (under the supervision of an AI). I sold my Comanche 250 for $25,000 15 years ago. It had fairly fresh paint, a new interior, modern avionics and AP, was certified for IFR and was in excellent condition. It seated 4 adults comfortably, cruised at 160 kts and had a range of 1300 miles.
It's an excellent business-class cross country airplane -- looks good and flies beautifully. The friend who I sold it to has overhauled it and made additional upgrades, so with a bit of inflation it might be worth $45,000. What plane do you want that costs $325,000, and what will it do that a $45,000 plane won't do?
Here down under, everything's expensive. A Cessna typically costs 250,000 dollars and we're talking about a 172. In West Australia, landing fees vary between Mandurah and Jandakot procedures.
Through a couple decades of flying ~2000 hours throughout the U.S. and much of Canada, to major airports serving NYC, LA, Denver and dozens of other major cities, I don't believe I've ever paid a landing fee. I did the majority of my own maintenance (under the supervision of an AI). I sold my Comanche 250 for $25,000 15 years ago. It had fairly fresh paint, a new interior, modern avionics and AP, was certified for IFR and was in excellent condition. It seated 4 adults comfortably, cruised at 160 kts and had a range of 1300 miles.
It's an excellent business-class cross country airplane -- looks good and flies beautifully. The friend who I sold it to has overhauled it and made additional upgrades, so with a bit of inflation it might be worth $45,000. What plane do you want that costs $325,000, and what will it do that a $45,000 plane won't do?
How old is that plane? Up here in Canuckistan if you can find anything under 50 grand it will be pre-70s.
30 or 40 year old Cessna 172s can still get 80 or 90 grand easy. My co-worker built an Rv7A and they are into that for well over 6 figures.
Mine was a '62. Comanche 250s (250 h.p.) were built from '58-64, then replaced with 260s, then 260Bs and finally 260Cs, all powered by Lycoming O-540s. The 250s were carbureted; the 260s were fuel injected and had dual exhausts for a 10 h.p. boost. A flood wiped out the Pennsylvania manufacturing plant in 1972 and ended the production of one of the finest model lines Piper ever produced.
Along with the 250s and 260s, Comanches came with smaller engines (PA-180s), larger engines (PA-400s), turbos and twins. The 250 was the biggest seller and probably remains the best value. It was built to compete with the Beechcraft Bonanza. It's cheaper than the Beech and marginally slower, but performance and handling is similar. Like the Bonanza, it flies beautifully with a light touch, unlike a few other high performance planes like the Cessna 210.
Some pilots complain that it's hard to land. It's all relative. 99% of mine were squeakers. There was the night that I made an ADF approach at a small rural airport during a thunderstorm -- lightening all around us, ADF needle swinging wildly, rain pouring down and winds gusting from one direction to the next. I knew the firm contact with the pavement didn't go unnoticed when my daughter leaned forward from the back seat to ask, "Dad, did we crash?"
Greetings, thanks for reading this thread. I am a student pilot doing a Bachelors degree of aviation where they cover my PPL, CPL and ATPL. From my own perspective, I have a particular disliking towards male pilots, as they are mostly egoistical, sexist and condescending pigs. Most of my class consists of men (95%) and they all of them act just like that. However, I have met another student pilot online that threw me out of the window with his respectful, gentlemanly and kind behaviour. He admires and respects female pilots, and did not attempt to criticise female pioneers like Amelia Earhart and Nancy Bird. In the long term, I am not sure how things will go. He calls me sweetie all the time and said he would be disappointed if I only wanted a friendship. Is he a keeper? Pilots, even students, have a reputation for being a player. Should I give him a chance and see how things go, perhaps going flying together? It's pretty rare to see a pilot/pilot couple as male pilots usually go for nurses, school teachers or flight attendants to feed their ego. In the future, I am concerned our flight schedules may clash and we won't be seeing each other much.
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