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Miloch
December 7th 19, 03:37 AM
An interesting read...

https://jalopnik.com/what-it-takes-and-costs-to-fly-your-own-plane-1840237528

Most informative part is the comment section with opinions by plane owners and
whether it's worth the trouble when considering the cost of maintenance,
licensing etc...



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Mitchell Holman[_9_]
December 7th 19, 01:48 PM
Miloch > wrote in
:

> An interesting read...
>
> https://jalopnik.com/what-it-takes-and-costs-to-fly-your-own-plane-1840
> 237528
>
> Most informative part is the comment section with opinions by plane
> owners and whether it's worth the trouble when considering the cost of
> maintenance, licensing etc...


A hole in the sky you pour money into.

As much as I enjoyed my flying days there
are limits to owing a plane. Take off, fly
around the patch for awhile, land. After a
while that isn't enough to justify the costs.

Byker
December 7th 19, 06:05 PM
Miloch > wrote in
:
>
> An interesting read...
>
> https://jalopnik.com/what-it-takes-and-costs-to-fly-your-own-plane-1840237528
>
> Most informative part is the comment section with opinions by plane owners
> and whether it's worth the trouble when considering the cost of
> maintenance, licensing etc...

Consider this:

Got a quarter-million bucks?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cognzTud3Wg

Ten reasons NOT to become an airline pilot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY-98PjzNlA

Take it from someone who's been there:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8hCIolZRTU

Before long the airlines will be outsourcing their supply of pilots just
like their maintenance facilities:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTPW4wDfz8o

Pic: I can just see Mbongo Bujumbura from Uganda trying this at FL370.

Eventually we'll have planes falling out of sky right and left...

Mitchell Holman[_9_]
December 7th 19, 06:57 PM
"Byker" > wrote in
:

> Miloch > wrote in
> :
>>
>> An interesting read...
>>
>> https://jalopnik.com/what-it-takes-and-costs-to-fly-your-own-plane-184
>> 0237528
>>
>> Most informative part is the comment section with opinions by plane
>> owners and whether it's worth the trouble when considering the cost
>> of maintenance, licensing etc...
>
> Consider this:
>
> Got a quarter-million bucks?
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cognzTud3Wg
>
> Ten reasons NOT to become an airline pilot:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY-98PjzNlA
>
> Take it from someone who's been there:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8hCIolZRTU
>
> Before long the airlines will be outsourcing their supply of pilots
> just like their maintenance facilities:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTPW4wDfz8o
>

Airline pilots have the worst job
security on the planet. Fail one physical
and your career is over. Your airline folds,
get a job flying for a short haul operation
in Botwana or the Seychelles or Suriname.
Paid by the hour, no benefits. Meanwhile
you have 2 kids in college and a wife with
Parkinsons. Not for me..............

Byker
December 7th 19, 09:38 PM
"Mitchell Holman" wrote in message
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Miloch > wrote in
:
>
>> An interesting read...
>>
>> https://jalopnik.com/what-it-takes-and-costs-to-fly-your-own-plane-1840237528
>>
>> Most informative part is the comment section with opinions by plane
>> owners and whether it's worth the trouble when considering the cost of
>> maintenance, licensing etc...
>
> A hole in the sky you pour money into.
>
> As much as I enjoyed my flying days there
> are limits to owing a plane. Take off, fly
> around the patch for awhile, land. After a
> while that isn't enough to justify the costs.

I wonder what his mama had to give the pilot in exchange for the plane
rides:

https://www.theroot.com/born-to-fly-this-flight-program-is-giving-black-childr-1839638355

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