On 14-Jul-2006, "Doug" wrote:

Then after you have your certificate, go out and
buy what you want (and can afford).


I agree with everything Doug said EXCEPT that line. Far too many
financially well-off but inexperienced pilots buy "what they want and can
afford" in the form of a complex and high performance airplane inappropriate
to their piloting skills. The result is all too often tragic.

-Elliott Drucker