First Airplane

[DenverDude2002]

Dominicinco,

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[weekendwarrior]

Aircraft ownership can be rewarding and frustrating. If you decide to buy, have a pre buy done by a trusting AP or IA. Depending on the AD's required, it could cost you more to own than rent. For a cheap time builder, I recommend a Cessna 140. Very cheap to fly, and you can find some IFR ones. I wouldn't fly a 140 IFR except for a cloud layer or practice approaches though. Just not enough power. But, it makes a GREAT tailwheel trainer (which can help in getting jobs like banner towing, glider tow, etc). It burns about 5 GPH in fuel, and your annual's don't usually take much. The AD's are most likely all complied with, with the exception of the recurring ones which are few. A nice VFR 140 will run about $20K. IFR maybe a little more if all it has is a nav/loc/gs and gyros. Mine was a great airplane. I miss it sometimes. Also, the Cessna 140 Association has people all over the country that know these airplanes that will help you with the purchase. A great organization to join.

 

[310]

only buy if going to fly 100+ hrs a year. buy what you can with no partner.

go to www.planequest.com for info on operating cost per hour

call 1-800-62plane for MBNA's aircraft loan dept- in partnership with AOPA.

before buying get a real prebuy done including a AD (airworithiness directive) report.
a real prebuy is not 4-5 hours but more like an annual.The prebuy mechanic should not
know the seller or have maintained the aircraft in question.

 

[low-n-slow]

Besides PFT and becoming a flight instructor or finding a cropdusting/traffic watch/pipe patrol jobs, how else can you earn T/T.

LMFAO...PFTing and cropdusting in the same sentence, for TIME BUILDING? Holy $hit, does that mean I MIGHT have a chance to hit the majors one day?