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Old April 30th 08, 12:54 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
Blueskies
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On Apr 26, 7:13 pm, " wrote:
http://www.airventure.org/2008/news/...ffordable.html


Yeah real sad....but the tail has been waggin' the dog for a long time
now.


The C-172A cost us ~25,000, plus all the annual costs, etc...
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Old April 30th 08, 04:41 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
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"Blueskies" wrote:

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On Apr 26, 7:13 pm, " wrote:
http://www.airventure.org/2008/news/...ffordable.html


Yeah real sad....but the tail has been waggin' the dog for a long time
now.


The C-172A cost us ~25,000, plus all the annual costs, etc...


I recall that the FBO that I worked for in the early '70s paid $20K for
a new Cherokee 140 to use for instruction. They bought a new Warrior,
slightly better equipped, four years later for about $104K.

It certainly wasn't *that* much nicer, either.
 




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