wrote

I think my best bet is to go up occasionally with my friend in his
Kiftfox 7A. It runs on autogas and burns 5gph. I can afford to split
that with him, and at least I can get some non-PIC time...

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Even better, start building a homebuilt. A little at a time as you can
afford a little of this, or a little of that.

In 7 years (the average time to build a homebuilt) you will have something
you can afford to fly.

Or find some partners to get a homebuilt already built, and do it that way.
Buy it on time, and you might be able to afford payments, and still be able
buy gas to get some stick time.

That way, you can do all the work, yourself. All but the yearly inspection,
unless you built it yourself, of course.

I hope you can find a way to keep flying. If not, I hope it will not be too
long.
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Jim in NC