Wow, thank you every for such a large number of responses. I didn't think that I would get nearly this many so far, so it is all greatly appreciated. It's also neat to see how things can very from region - region, much less country - country.
I believe if I were to get a plane prior to leaving
PR the costs would be much lower, things here (other than food) are rather inexpensive. The fuel costs are about $5.40ish depending on where you fuel up, and I would plan for TJIG (Isla Grande).
Another question that's been pondering me. If 30 year old airframes with 5+ thousand TTAF on the frame are still selling for almost what brand new frames are selling for, is there any more chance of things going wrong with the frame itself (excluding engine and gauges)?
Also, thanks for the additional aircraft mentioned other than the pipers and cessnas, I hadn't heard of many of the others mentioned before
