"Dude" wrote in message
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See my disagreement with this above. In my mind, a pilot should get over
a
hundred hours (more is better) before stepping up to anything more than a
180hp or less trainer. Most people take 2 years to fly that 100 hours.

Absolutely... Beyond a doubt a pilot with under 100 hours does not know yet
what his/her long-term flying mission is and buying an airplane at that time
is probably not a good idea.

Perhaps your advice is too general? Maybe its even best for the majority,
but in my mind, not the overwhelming majority.

It is the very rare pilot indeed who at less than 100 hours has a good feel
for what airplane will suit his long-term flying missions.

And it is the very rare pilot indeed who at less than 100 hours has a good
grasp of the economics of airplane ownership.


--
Richard Kaplan, CFII

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