yr right 'clearedtoreenter' $145 ph is rare but not at the aero club I'm in. Am not too sure how long it will stay that cheap but for now it's cheaper than owning one.(Then again, when the bills and the aggro come, there's not much like that either!)
This bit I liked, probably why I haven't considered buying a plane 'till now.
The idea of having yr own plane to do pretty much what you want to do, that's the attraction to me at this stage, it's just whether I want to 'pay' for that 'want' & if so back to my original question C172 or Cherokee?
CW