PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - What would you buy?
View Single Post
Old 26th March 2004 | 08:07
  #12 (permalink)  
Oscar Duece
 
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 199
Likes: 0
From: back at the grind stone
Arrow

Have to agree the AA5B is the fastest of that lot.

Musketeer may be beech (quality) but heavy and slow (even on 180 hp)

Jodel (not a 4 seat anyway) and Ballenca, Woods and fabric (even just control surfaces) dont like being left outside, so figure hangar costs.

C172 and Pa28-180 are on par with each other, but may be older that the AA5 you could get and still slower.

Other than that its personal choise. High wing / low wing. Single door (Pa28), two doors (172) or a sliding roof (AA5 & Fuji).

As for IFR. agree 540.

and don't forget it may be £30k to buy. But figure on another £ 3-4 K a year at least even before the wheels leave the ground.
Oscar Duece is offline