Hi again,
I've been reflecting on the thread I started regarding airframe age. The replies were informative and thought provoking.
What I took out of it is that:
a) For training the quality of the instructor, school, weather and other factors play a more important role
b) Once you have your licence then you can think more about what you will be flying in
However something else struck me through this debate, I don't think I factored in the post PPL cost of the hobby.
I again turn to you to help shape my thoughts!
So I have a question for those of you who spend less than £7k/yr
In the course of a year how would you categorise your flying?
Once I have some replies I'll try and create a summary table as I don't think I can create a poll
Some ideas include:
- Just keep current with the club, so 1hr/mth
- Fly when I can say 1hr/ fortnight
- Couple of hrs per month, occasionally with a fly away
- Continuously training, IMC, night, etc
- the occasional weekend away, otherwise limited flying
- fly every week, including club flights
- use flying as transport for long weekends away
I took £7k as that is less than 1hr/wk on a club aircraft
If you are not renting a wet aircraft please provide some indication for how your expense breaks down
Ideally I would also like to hear from those who spend less than £4k