KNIEVEL77
I did a bit of investigation into the cost of running an R22. Based on 100 hours per year, I reckoned on about £20k per year (insurance being a large portion), and that was without the cost of servicing a loan to buy the thing in the first place. Hiring is therefore likely to be the best option for me, unless I find myself doing more than a hundred hours per annum. (I only did a small amount of research though, so I could be overestimating the costs).
19 hours so far... Unfortunately I've sometimes gone three weeks to a month without a lesson due to weather, work, and other stuff. But I'm getting there, and loving every minute.
GS