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Old 21st August 2009 | 18:53
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Sorry, but me thinks your figures don't compute!

For a new(ish) 172 fuel burn is, erm, slightly more than 15lph. You'd be better off looking at 35 as a better estimate - even then it would probably be more. Oil?

Check out how much maintenance you can actually do yourself. Your airplane would need to be on a public CofA and that limits what maintenance you can actually do yourself. What about engine replacement?

How much would your insurance be? For a new(ish) 172 you'd need a few £10's to cover it, I'm sure.

Nowhere do I see any allowance for annual costs for the maintenance.

Capital costs?

Landing fee's / parking charges ?

Office rental - you can't brief from the back of a car anymore!

Think long and hard, and I'd be doing a significantly more research. If it were that easy then everybody would be doing it!
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