I'll post costs later A&C (just off to work).
I see your point, but if you are out to build hours then even a "fair weather" aircraft can be used very effectively. You can fly the pants off a VP1 or the like when the weather is good in the summer, and accept less hours in the winter, rather than fly all year around in all weathers ... but at a higher rate per hour. My T31m is no tourer and is a fair weather a/c really, but it will handle 15 knots crosswind and I've flown it in some pretty ugly weather (local I admit) at times, just because I could.
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