Bought a c-150

[crazynut52]

yeah, an old fastback straight tail. Low time (3200TT) with 320 SMOH, so hopefully it will be a good bird to build some time in, so I can get my commercial and CFI, & hopefully someday I can get paid to fly instead of paying to fly.

I guess this flying thing sure takes time... a slow process building hours and experience.

 

[NYCPilot]

Cool.
Have fun with it. I wish I owned an airplane.

If you're looking to do the Comm. and CFI, those are gonna require a complex aircraft.

 

[Goose Egg]

Oh yeah. Paying to fly sucks. I'm never doing that again!

-Goose

 

[crazynut52]

Can you or can you not use a multiengine for the complex portions of your COMM and CFI? My flight instructor has an apache, which I got my multi in, but doesnt have another complex.

 

[wnplt]

Yes

Back when I got my commercial I did it in a Cessna 150. Basically when you get your Multi have your commercial written already taken and make sure you meet the comm. standards. Advise the examiner of your intentions, he or she shall be able to give you a comm multi checkride. Then all you have to do is the required maneuvers in the 150 to add the comm ASEL privileges.

 

[cessnaxdriver]

Can you or can you not use a multiengine for the complex portions of your COMM and CFI? My flight instructor has an apache, which I got my multi in, but doesnt have another complex.

If you have your multi, then you can you for the complex portion of your commercial

 

[fokkers&beer]

Thats exactly how I built a couple of hundered hours, and finished a couple of ratings, in a '59 model, #54 off of the assembly line to be exact.
I loved that little airplane, infact my wife liked that one better than our 182 we own now.

 

[NYCPilot]

Commercial Checkride

Although a lot of people do the entire ride in a complex, technically you could do all of the maneuvers in the 150 and just the performance landings in a complex single.

 

[crazynut52]

so I heard a yes that I can use the apache for the complex portion of my commerical, how about the CFI?? Can I use a twin for the complex portion of that?

 

[bell47]

Cool.
Have fun with it. I wish I owned an airplane.

If you're looking to do the Comm. and CFI, those are gonna require a complex aircraft.

You can own one, I'll sell you my '69 c-150J, with a fresh annual. I did most of my instument training in it and kept it as a play toy. $18000/OBO. It's not instrument cert. anymore but could be easily.

 

[av8rbama]

so I heard a yes that I can use the apache for the complex portion of my commerical, how about the CFI?? Can I use a twin for the complex portion of that?

If you are appropriately rated in said aircraft (AMEL), you can. The only requirement on the checkride is to show "complexity." This straight from the DPE that did my CFI. Did the maneuvers in a CAP 172 and my boss let me fly our 210 for the complex portion.

However, if the FSDO does your initial CFI, be prepared for more scrutiny especially if you do it with 2 separate aircraft (this also from the same DPE).

 

[mcjohn]

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  10 take offs and landings at NIGHT SOLO, at an airport with an operating control tower.

 

[LearLove]

yeah, an old fastback straight tail. Low time (3200TT) with 320 SMOH, so hopefully it will be a good bird to build some time in, so I can get my commercial and CFI, & hopefully someday I can get paid to fly instead of paying to fly.

I guess this flying thing sure takes time... a slow process building hours and experience.

Congrats on becoming an aircraft owner. I wish I was. I'm about a 12 to 18 months away from buying a 150 or 152. I want to pay cash so I don't have a payment so I need to save alittle more. For now I rent a 152 about 2 or 3 times per month.

I'm a closet 150/152 fan. Love flying around to local airports in them. Someday maybe an RV-8A but for now a 150 that I can afford to get out and fly often is what my commuter pilot pay can do.

 

[EMBATP]

152

i have been kicking this idea around lately also...how do you guys do it?
do you put money away everytime you fly?
do you borrow money for major mx or overhauls?
what is the true cost per month before you turn the key?

thanks

 

[GravityHater]

i have been kicking this idea around lately also...how do you guys do it?
do you put money away everytime you fly?

No most live like the rest of the US population, 'what is saving?' 'what is planning for an emergency?' 'what is thinking ahead?' !!!

do you borrow money for major mx or overhauls?

That is not impossible and could be justified for a business or maybe if you think of it as part of your training expenses, and the cost of getting a career.

what is the true cost per month before you turn the key?

Highly variable depending on what you end up with and where you live of course.

I have heard recent quotes of $100 to 200 per hour for a low to mid level complex airplane (25yo Boner, Moonpie, 210) all inclusive operating costs (from fuel and oil to maintenance to hangar and insurance to reserves for radios paint and engine, but no purchase price) assuming you don't get stuck with a lemon or have $800/mo hangar and fly 100-200hrs per year. My math is not great but that looks to me about $22500 per year on average.
I bet you could do it for half that if you get a Tripacer C150, Stinson etc.