Well my most exotic would be, well I don’t really have one, I much rather jump into my PA-28 and zoom off some place, not having to put up with delays, I can make my own time and I can do what and when I please, I can load the plane up with a limited amount of booze, I can also take off and land any place I like, I don’t have to put up with screeming kid’s and I make my own choices. I much rahter be in the safety of my own hands, at least then the blame is on no one else, o.k I can understand going further than Europe but then again you need an airline for that, I would say; B.A business class.

Well when I shortly get licenced that is.
A second time in the CPL room for me wow, Im pleased with myself, im normally just in the G.A room, then again if I knew I was going to be an ATPL, then views would change.

Regards

R.weaver

Safe legal flying

Odd definition of ‘bugging’ you have there old chap.

As for flying above CBs… ignoring how long it’ll take you to get there in many GA types, I take the next exam you’ll fail is the met one?

Here’s a quote from Pratt for you to digest:

So yes I agree with you – fool hardy comments indeed.

ONCE AGAIN YOU FAIL TO UNDERSATAND IT IS NOT ILEGAL TO DO SO, AND MANY G.A TYPES WILL DO SO. Oh and I passed My met exam in December.

It was also said in a jokingly way.

OLD CHAP! 😎

Regards

R.weaver

Safe legal flying

At £3,000 for a share in a C150, bloddy hell! I found a c150 for sale at £10,000 and I have found c152 shares at £3,000 for a 25% stake. I think buying an aircraft like that and then selling shares is a great way to make a few pennys.

Say you want to go up at the weekend, you have been working your nuts off all week and you decide that you want an hour to yourself bugging some MATZ and riding high above some broken CB’S, you then have the other nine people wanting to go up and do exactly the same thing. If you want the aircraft for the weekend then you have no chance. Buying a share is not about having your own aircraft it’s about avoding the joys and social activities of a club and saving £50 or so each hour, I would rather pay the extra and go flying when I like and where and for how long I please to do so.

Phone the organiser up and let me guess “Oh yes, yes we have very good availability, just sign here, here and here and oh when do we get the cash?”

Stop dreaming start flying, avoid aircraft shares unless they are restricted to a few people, no more than about 4, why should you have to pay and then be told when you can and can’t fly and for how long.

If you just want your hour slot at a weekend then fine but don’t think it’s your ticket fo freedom. O.k buying your own aircraft is very expensive and you might not have the money but if you do want your own aircraft and I can see why then find a good share with few people.

If you fly at least once a week then buying your own aircraft (not shares) can work out cheaper than renting; allow me to explain;

Take a Piper tomahawk (£10,000)

Insurance: £900/£1300
Fuel: £25/30 per hour.
Parking: £100 month
C of A £1,000 for the 3 yearly.
Other mis-habs: £500 per year.

Call it a total with good deals at £4,000 yearly.

If you fly say 50hours a year with a club call that £5,000. Under two years to pay for aircraft in flying money, with the benifit of your own aircraft. And the fuel cost depends on how much or how little you fly.

Regards

R.weaver

Safe legal flying

I don’t know, you tell me, your the one with the licence.

Regards

R.weaver

Safe legal flying