On Jun 20, 10:00 am, "El Maximo" wrote:
"xyzzy" wrote in message
I'd like to be convinced of that so I could buy the airplane I've
always wanted but in fact is isn't. Not by a long shot. Not if the
airplane costs are honestly accounted for, which in my experience
almost no airplane owner does.

I don't account for what I spend on beer either. Some numbers are best left
unknown.

Those are aviation words of wisdom!