The flying bug

[BFMF]

Brett,

That's an interesting scenario. However, it may be easier for some people to spend $10,000 on lessons and gear to get a license then to purchase an aircraft for $150,000+ plus all the maintenance required

[Whitey]

Personally, I've had a,lesson, loved it.  Want my license, of course, but like other folks, it's just too damn expensive.  Right now, my only hope lies in impressing when I get flying with the ATC so I can get a powered flying scholarship.  I guess a scholarship done that way would be in the Grob Tutor...

I calcualted the cost of getting a license through lessons at my local aiport...not cheap...about

[Smoke2much]

I just bought Flyer Magazine, a UK GA publication (March 2003

[Brett_Henderson]

That's an interesting scenario. However, it may be easier for some people to spend $10,000 on lessons and gear to get a license then to purchase an aircraft for $150,000+ plus all the maintenance required

Woe nelly,,,  a good used 172 can be had for under $50,000 and  financed for about $250-month...  leasing the plane back off-sets maintenance,, and insurance is dirt-cheap...   like I said,,if you don't wreck it,,  you can sell it when you're done  (maybe even at a profit)..

Any way you slice it  $250/month is cheaper than 3 people renting for the 100 plus hours !

I DID say it would take some leg-work  ;)   but if you're motivated to fly,, this is one way to make it affordable...

[BFMF]

ok,  now I understand

[Iroquois]

I've thought about taking lessons at the local airfield but they must be very expensive. I think it would be nice to see Ontario's beautiful scenery from the sky. But like I said it's way too expensive. They did have an airline business management course at Western University in London Ontario, which offered flying lessons as an optional program but they strongly recomended highschool physics. I just loathe complex math so too bad for me.
I fly R/C model aircraft which I find is fun and challenging. Great hobby for thoes who want to fly real aircraft on a budget.
There's a flight school at my local airfield so maybe I'll get a job there washing aircraft or something in the summer to pay for lessons.  

[Brett_Henderson]

Here's a breakdown:

C172's rent for (+\-) $90/hour Wet (fuel included)...

Take out 40 percent for the fuel you'd have to buy for your own plane,, and you're left with aprox $55/hr for the plane.

Even if the 3 guys only average 2 hours per week each in the plane,,

[jghost5]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... gory=26428

Here you go guys

[jghost5]

Seriously, check this out for the price. Reserves already met. You guys got me thinking and I'm supriced to see a 152 for around this price.  
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... gory=26428

[Brett_Henderson]

I'll dig up the names of banks and insurance companies that specialize in aircraft.

[ysteinbuch]

And here is one that is as airworthy as a brick:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... gory=26428