podbreak you might find it interesting to ask any local flying school how many of the aeroplanes on the flying school line are actually owned by the flying school.
You will find that any aeroplane beyond C172 size is owned privately and leased back to the school in an attempt to offset some of the cost of ownership.
If it wasn't for people like myself and John you would NEVER get to fly anything more interesting than a 1978 C172/PA28 without a CPL and a job in the NT...unless you owned it!