Loads of advise here Tas, so I will keep my twopenneth short.

At 100 hrs a year a group ownership of some sort, in my humble, would save you, ballpark, £50hr over hiring.

Key elemnts are as mentioned - check out a prospective group well, especially the finances. We work on £60 and hr and £64pm for a pa28 161 with ten in the group. A good reserve and money in an engine fund from every hr at the moment. This is a fluid amount and assessed 3 monthly.

Overall though, if you get a good group, you will be able to expand your flying no end. In the first year I have near enough paid for my share in the savings I have made.

Good luck Tas

LF

Try www.pfa.org.uk to start with. If you can get along to the PFA rally (21/22/23/ June) it is the biggest flyin in Europe, and there will be lots of people you can talk to about group flying etc.