JayKoit
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She's kinda like the wife ... "It's cheaper to keep her."
Appreciate the thought though ...
Lol, I totally understand
How to 'buy and fly' cheap in 2022?
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Lol, I totally understand
jedi
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Where in AZ?
Custom open trailer included….
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JayKoit
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Prescott, and I’ll be 8 minutes from the airport. Are you in AZ?
Our EAA chapter is now digging up the road to prevent him from moving.
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jedi
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Yes, Sahuarita is south of Tucson. There is (or at least was?) a small glider club with a winch in Prescott. I spent two semesters there with ERU. Also a local hang glider school and an exciting, to me, launch overlooking Cottonwood.
JayKoit
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Lol! So that's why there's always construction on the interstate whenever I head out there
poormansairforce
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That's nothing. I bought it in Corpus Christi Texas and hauled it to Alaska.
A guy I used to work with always said how nice Prescott is, and that was his planned retirement destination. Didn't retire when he should have....
For a $20k airplane your hull insurance will be stupid expensive.
$3k a year, in 6 years you just bought another airplane.
Not in every case ... or at least not in mine.
Brünner
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What about a Piper Tripacer? Always wanted one without the nose weight...
Then it’s a Pacer. ;-)
Tri-Pacers and Colts used to be very cheap because they were looked down on by the collectors. I think those days are over but they still cost less than the earlier taildraggers.
I certainly wouldn’t turn my nose up at a nice one.
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JayKoit
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it really is a nice place. In all my conversations with both locals and people who’ve visited, not one person had said they don't like it.
I really like the Colts and Tri Pacers. They’re on my list as well, but I’d slightly prefer all metal or composite. But if the right one comes along...
jedi
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When I spent December to February in Prescott I said this is just like Michigan and left. Very nice though the rest of the year.
FWIW- In Michigan February occationally starts in November and doesn't end for sure till March and even later on occasion.
That's not the whole picture. It depends on the number of hours you fly. If you like to fly a lot, you'd better do your cost comparisons because it may be cheaper per hour to own an airplane. If you only fly 30 hours a year or less...might be best to keep renting if you can't afford to buy. Club rental can be ok, but not ok if you want to do something outside what's allowed. The last time I looked at the rules, the local club makes it prohibitive to keep the airplane overnight on xcountries. They want that airplane available for rent. No good for me. A couple of those former club guys are in my EAA chapter...they all own airplanes now.
My airplane is insured for $40K and my insurance is less than $800. I'm 65 years old and I flew 65 hours last year. The number of hours I flew got the price down! I'm a member of EAA and my insurance is through them.
Bill-Higdon
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Nahh they don't use 3 feet of salt for 3 inches of snow in Prescott
Well, it also depends on what kind of plane you want to own.
A basic 2 seat or simple homebuilt has a low operating cost so one can break even with fewer hrs. If one wants to log time in a high perf/retract airplane, the picture changes drastically.
One plane I own now has a break even of about 30 hrs. But the kicker is I only own 1/10 of the airplane. If I owned the plane outright, it would be much cheaper to rent an equivalent airplane 30 hrs a yr by a factor of about 10.
