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They look nice, but for that prices, you could pick up a ultralight.

I'd rather buy a brand new car. To me I think thats a waste of money. I remember seeing those not to long ago although I dint know about the glass cockpit one.

Dont get me wrong there nice and i'd love to have one..well that is if I dint have to pay for it nor did anyone that I actually care about buying me stuff would either.

And im sure you could make your own any type of airplane, get to spend time doing some man work with wood  ;D, and saying of course (I cant say it but im sure some people love to say it), I made this on my own.

Or you could say I spent $30,000-$50,000 for this. I hope I dont get robbed!

I've seen used airworthy airplanes on sale for less...

I've seen used airworthy airplanes on sale for less...

Yeah I'd love to ask how much they really paid to put that together and how many people actually came up with the money.

Gezz I would need a loan then they ask what for and I say oh Flight Simulator Controls for my computer game. There as real as they get...

No way. :-? Those are nice but not $30,000 nice!

There are a lot of people that have (or at least USED to have before this week

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So yes.... these parts seem very costly to a LOT of us (yours truly included)......... but we are measuring things coming from a diffent setr of circumstances.

But on the brighter side, I don't have to pay insurance, maintenance and hanger fees, etc...

Semper Fi, Dave

Not to mention GAS!! When I got my license in 1982, 100 oct was 1.50/gal. It stayed around $2.00 for years. Then I bought a 210 with a friend and it started to sore. I couldn't afford to fly it anymore. We just sold her to a doctor in Colorado! haha Took a beating on the price too. Oh well.

$30k what......a Dehaviland beaver (DHC-2) with wheels and the wasp junior engine and a few hundred thousand miles is $300. So if you made a replica DHC2 cockpit and it cost $5000 why not just by the real thing..

PS: when there