Total Cost of Ownership

On Friday, April 28, 2017 at 8:20:11 PM UTC+3, howard banks wrote:
Way back when I was trying to justify in economic terms buying a glider. My guesswork about the cross-over point came roughly speaking to renting for 25 hours a year a single-seat Grob. Lots of fudging with the numbers, glider kept in trailer, not that high priced glider ($10-12k) and none of the realism about annual routine costs listed by Steve or Renny.
The best bit about owning is that you can decide at any time to go fly, and you can fly as long as you like without the FBO (or club President) screaming your time is up on the radio when you are at 6k agl in 6 knots with another 2k still to climb (do not ask how I know that). There are only your own restrictions on flying cross country ... and then there will be trips to camps, contests. Beats renting, especially if the best available is a worn-out 1-26.

And if the club has several DG1000 and a DG100 and a $1k/yr unlimited hours (plus tows) deal?

You can still get called back, of course. Unless you can fly on week days. Then it's *really* unlimited.