What should I buy?
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What should i buy ?
The Piper Archer/Arrow is a good solid and honest aircraft. My favourite Arrow is the Arrow 111
The Cessna 172 is the Commodore of the skies and will do the job. Great paint and modern panel will give it more street appeal.
The Cessna 182 probably my pick if you can afford the fuel. Apparently you can get it down to about 52lph in the cruise. If you can close the doors the C182 will haul it.
The C182P is Mogas approved but the 182Q is not, I believe.
The C177 Cardinal 180HP might be worth a look.
Beech...well some Bonanzas would be in your price range. Fuel guzzler for the poor Private Pilot. The Beech 36 is a great looking aircraft. If its love at first sight then to hell with the fuel.
Mooney M20J M201 The second generation Mooneys should give you 150kts Tas with 200hp engine and 4 seats. These are really travel aircraft as opposed to local flying and would probably give you the best MPG
The RV7/9 great machines. Somebody might ask "who built it ?"
Bit to choose from there. With your budget you should find something. Don't forget the older Cherokee 6 and similar types ....quite cheap these days
But wait !! There's more !!
Checkout PlaneSales on the Net. There is a beautiful old Navion Rangemaster VH-WWE. Big solid rugged machine. Spend dollars on new panel and check hydraulics. Own a classic .Make an offer !!
Don't get hung up on the cost of ownership. Hangarage, Insurance etc is all dead money and should be treated as such. Its all about the JOY and PRIDE of ownership.
Purchase something you would be proud to taxi up to the apron with. No matter what it is, it's yours !
The Cessna 172 is the Commodore of the skies and will do the job. Great paint and modern panel will give it more street appeal.
The Cessna 182 probably my pick if you can afford the fuel. Apparently you can get it down to about 52lph in the cruise. If you can close the doors the C182 will haul it.
The C182P is Mogas approved but the 182Q is not, I believe.
The C177 Cardinal 180HP might be worth a look.
Beech...well some Bonanzas would be in your price range. Fuel guzzler for the poor Private Pilot. The Beech 36 is a great looking aircraft. If its love at first sight then to hell with the fuel.
Mooney M20J M201 The second generation Mooneys should give you 150kts Tas with 200hp engine and 4 seats. These are really travel aircraft as opposed to local flying and would probably give you the best MPG
The RV7/9 great machines. Somebody might ask "who built it ?"
Bit to choose from there. With your budget you should find something. Don't forget the older Cherokee 6 and similar types ....quite cheap these days
But wait !! There's more !!
Checkout PlaneSales on the Net. There is a beautiful old Navion Rangemaster VH-WWE. Big solid rugged machine. Spend dollars on new panel and check hydraulics. Own a classic .Make an offer !!
Don't get hung up on the cost of ownership. Hangarage, Insurance etc is all dead money and should be treated as such. Its all about the JOY and PRIDE of ownership.
Purchase something you would be proud to taxi up to the apron with. No matter what it is, it's yours !
Probably more important to work out your annual amount of $'s you wish to depart with, that will then decide on the type of toy you can get.
Things to consider are will you hire it out to help with costs and how many hours do you expect to do each year.
You can pick up something like a C402B ( one with good times went for $70,000) put it out for some training a few hours a year, some private hire and maybe a deal with a businesses owner that has a pilot licence that can use it some week days for his work.
These are a very good private aircraft but suck two litres of Avgas a minute, and you would want to put around $10,000 in the kitty for 100 hly/annual. You can also get some low cost Barons but they do not have the volume.
Things to consider are will you hire it out to help with costs and how many hours do you expect to do each year.
You can pick up something like a C402B ( one with good times went for $70,000) put it out for some training a few hours a year, some private hire and maybe a deal with a businesses owner that has a pilot licence that can use it some week days for his work.
These are a very good private aircraft but suck two litres of Avgas a minute, and you would want to put around $10,000 in the kitty for 100 hly/annual. You can also get some low cost Barons but they do not have the volume.
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Probably more important to work out your annual amount of $'s you wish to depart with, that will then decide on the type of toy you can get.
Things to consider are will you hire it out to help with costs and how many hours do you expect to do each year.
You can pick up something like a C402B ( one with good times went for $70,000) put it out for some training a few hours a year, some private hire and maybe a deal with a businesses owner that has a pilot licence that can use it some week days for his work.
These are a very good private aircraft but suck two litres of Avgas a minute, and you would want to put around $10,000 in the kitty for 100 hly/annual. You can also get some low cost Barons but they do not have the volume.
Things to consider are will you hire it out to help with costs and how many hours do you expect to do each year.
You can pick up something like a C402B ( one with good times went for $70,000) put it out for some training a few hours a year, some private hire and maybe a deal with a businesses owner that has a pilot licence that can use it some week days for his work.
These are a very good private aircraft but suck two litres of Avgas a minute, and you would want to put around $10,000 in the kitty for 100 hly/annual. You can also get some low cost Barons but they do not have the volume.
Why has no one suggested the C209?
