Richard Kaplan wrote:

If you do an honest assessment of the cost to own an airplane, virtually no
airplane owner can operate his airplane cheaper than he coudl rent the same
airplane.

Really? Ever try to rent a Maule MX-7?

Reasons to buy an airplane include not having to deal with restrictions on
keeping a rental airplane for a week or so trip,

But that is part of the cost of rental. If I have to pay for 21 hours rental for a
week trip, and I fly my own aircraft 4 hours for the same trip, that's "operating my
aircraft cheaper than I can rent the same plane."

George Patterson
I childproofed my house, but they *still* get in.