As an aside but kind of linked to your post....When I was out in Florida doing my PPL I heard stories of wannabees that had teamed up to buy aircraft and burn hours. Best I heard was of a group of guys that chipped in some cash to buy a beaten up old apache twin and burn 100 hours each in it. Toured across the US if I remember rightly which no doubt would have been a blast with the right group of people. At the end they sold the aircraft for around the same price they paid for it. Breaking even is of course dependant on so many factors and cannot be assured. Always thought this was a good way of going about hour building, however, as with most things in life getting others to put their money where their mouths are is probably one of the biggest hurdles to overcome. Another idea I have been toying with for some time was buying an aircraft stateside and shipping it back to the UK for my CPL/IR training and trying to offset some costs by renting it out to a school and/or other wannabees when its not in use. I am still not yet convinced if all the hassle would be worth it though.