”The price will keep rising, but the cost of fuel is not an overwhelming proportion of the cost of flying.”
IO540 and I disagree strongly on this. I ran a 4 seater until recently, the costs were approx;
Parking £1800
Maint per year on average £4800
Fuel £6000 (100 hours)
Insurance £1800
I have built my own aircraft, primarily to save money on fuel and maint and now have;
Hang £1000
Maint £250
Fuel £1600 (100 hours)
Insurance £1500
You will notice that in both lists Fuel is the largest cost! Avgas may not be officially phased out in the near future, but it is likely to double in price in the next 3 – 4 years, which will price most of us out of the game. 7 years ago I was paying 52ppl now it is around £1.30!
Rod1