flight costs
BUY CHEAP
For my first aircraft, I bought a real nice Aeronca Chief. That thing burns about 3 gph in cruise and does about 90 mph. Paid 14,000, insurance is 1300 a year, hanger is 70 a month. What better way to enjoy a nice day than just bombing around the state! For 100 dollars in gas I can fly about 6-8 hours depending on avgas prices, and I could cheapen it up a bit more with auto gas. My annual, if I don't touch a wrench is about 700, I like to be involved and do all the grunt work on my plane, bringing the annual cost down plus I know my plane better. Sure I don't have the 6 GPS stack with weather radar, xm weather, or xm radio. But if you just want to fly and take it easy, I recommend buying a little old airplane.
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