A story from Perth from a few years back...
4 Seater, low wing in Perth.
A great paint job but unable to hangar due to expense (Jandakot - $500-800/month back then, more now)
Degradation in paintwork due to outdoor storage in about 10 years to a chalky level.
Leaky fuel caps probably another $3K of maintenance too (hey, who forgot to drain the tanks (albeit leaky caps) and declare emergency and land in a military airbase?). Driving a LAME 2 hours each way - well that's money well spent?! Trying to argue with the military about permission given to simply take off, from a backup RAAF base that is never used. F you RAAF.
Moral of story: Hangar your aircraft if you can afford it. If you can't afford it, consider the three F rule.
Last edited by AbsoluteFokker; 22nd Nov 2017 at 13:56.