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The problem with primary trainers is they are only good for two hours flying
You can’t go anywhere.
When I mean primary, I mean anything powered by a Continental O-200 of Lycoming O-235 or similar.
You will soon out grow one of these.
Then you’ll wish you’d never bought it.
My recommendation would be to buy something more of a primary/intermediate trainer that you can go places in.
Consider a plane powered by a Lycoming O-320.
Like a Cessna Skyhawk, Piper Cherokee or Grumman Cheetah
It won’t burn much more fuel than a O-235.
These type of planes often carry 40 gallons, giving you an easy four hours between stops.
But before you buy anything.
Please consider where you’ll keep it at, and how it will be maintained.
The fuel is the cheapest thing you’ll put into it.
I’m out flying an overtime trip, just to help pay for an inspection.
Even being a licensed aircraft engineer and doing most of the work myself.
It’s still an unbelievably expensive hobby.
Good advice if you want/need a CofA aircraft.
However, a permit aircraft would be cheaper.
And if you buy a share in a group that does most of the maintenance itself, it can be an unbelieveably inexpensive hobby!
PS There are some four seaters on a permit now.