Originally Posted by
selim
Thanks guys
I am not too sure exactly what I need to do with the aircraft but I think that I will be flying myself and a max of 2 others each with an overnight bag to the South of France as a longest trip I can foresee, my budget is limited to around 80K and genuinely have no idea which way to go at the moment there seems to be a lot of choice for the 172s
until you have a mission clearly defined, you should not make a decision on type. who's to say a Bonanza or Mooney is not the best for you? Or if you're going to go for a 182 with the O540 or O470, then why not a 206 with an O520? Or a 210? Fuel burn might be 60lph, but would you rather burn 60lph on a 1 hour flight, or 40lph on a 90 minute one?