Flying just got cheaper!!

"Vaughn Simon" wrote in
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3.) Purchase new, more affordable, ready-to-fly aircraft.

I haven't seen any new, affordable, ready-to-fly aircraft yet.
Unfortunately, I don't think that it is going to happen.

Vaughn




Compared to what???

Where can else you buy a brand new certified plane for under $60,000
that burns less than 5 gal an hour of fuel that costs at about $1 a
gallon less than av gass, burns about the same amount of oil as your car
(like almost none) and has a 100 hour warrenty?????, oh, and you can
lease it out or train students in it as well, or spend a bit more on it
for proper equipment to fly night or IFR, ... did I mention it's as fast
or faster than a basic 172????



--
-- ET :-)

"A common mistake people make when trying to design something
completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete
fools."---- Douglas Adams

Usenet forums are full of grumpy people. Don't worry about it
(speaking here to the OP). Come back here any time! At least you write
good sentences, which is more than can be said for many.

Dan, did you realize you are defending a spammer, by attacking me? Plus,
you invited it back.

If that is your intention, attack away. I have no patience for fools or
spammers.
--
Jim in NC

Dan, just out of curiousity, did you first learned on a taildragger?
Is that ONE of the reasons that it took you a little longer?

The Monk

Cub Driver wrote:
On 22 Apr 2006 20:04:04 -0700, wrote:

But, doesn't it sound too good to be true? I mean, is it safe to only
train for under 20 hours?

Depends on the instructor. The minimum means very little: I had 60
hours before I soloed, and 109 hours before I got my certificate, for
a variety of circumstances peculiar to me.

I have no reason to believe that Sport Pilot instructors will be any
less demanding that the CFIs I encountered. You may well find yourself
putting in double the minimum number of hours.

Besides, the training is fun. No need to rush it.


-- all the best, Dan Ford

email: usenet AT danford DOT net

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Looks more like an E-magazine to me.

The Monk

Morgans wrote:
"John Gaquin" wrote

Jim...... don't feed the troll. he's clearly trying to sell airplanes.

Oh, so that was his gig? (Sorry Gig! g) I didn't go to any of his links.

I had him mis-labeled, then. I put him down as ignorant, and it turns out
that he was a greasy spammer. Humm. Toss-up?
--
Jim in NC

I mean, is it safe to only train for under 20 hours?

You can't regulate people into safety. Its the CFI that decides when a
student is ready for a checkride. You can't automatically take the
checkride just because you meet the mins. There is no reason for the
FAA to tie back the hands of CFIs. There are some programs that can
produce 40 hours private pilots that are safer than 60 hour students
from other places.

-Robert, CFI

B A R R Y wrote in
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On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 14:49:39 GMT, ET wrote:



Where can else you buy a brand new certified plane for under $60,000
that burns less than 5 gal an hour of fuel that costs at about $1 a
gallon less than av gass, burns about the same amount of oil as your
car (like almost none) and has a 100 hour warrenty?????, oh, and you
can lease it out or train students in it as well, or spend a bit more
on it for proper equipment to fly night or IFR, ... did I mention it's
as fast or faster than a basic 172????


What is it?

Many sLSAs meet this definition in there basic configuration.

We have 30 modals of them that have been delivered to customers, with
quite a few more on the way...

Start at: http://www.sportpilot.org/learn/slsa/

The EuroFox appears to be the price leader at the moment (I welcome
someone else to add additional research) at 39,950.00 Euros (about
$49,000 USD). Rans 7seris isnt far off and I'm pretty sure the
Festival is the lowest non-rag & tube offering with the Allegro not far
behind...

Yeah, if you want or need a transponder or GPS or artificial horizon or
auto pilot it will add up to more, but the opportunity is there, and
every month more come out of the woodwork!


--
-- ET :-)

"A common mistake people make when trying to design something
completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete
fools."---- Douglas Adams

"Vaughn Simon" wrote in message
news:64M2g.34710$az4.7933@bgtnsc04-

3.) Purchase new, more affordable, ready-to-fly aircraft.

I haven't seen any new, affordable, ready-to-fly aircraft yet.
Unfortunately, I don't think that it is going to happen.

NO KIDDING! I saw that too:

New, affordable aircraft... HAHAHAHA!

And...wait...let me guess: There is going to be a HUGE demand for pilots in
the next five years, which is why everybody should enroll for Instrument,
Commercial, Multi, CFII, ATP and turbine instruction RIGHT NOW!. :P
-c