Originally Posted by
cam3r0ngt
Rentals there are pretty expensive as well there as here so having my own plane could come out to be cheaper with how many hours I plan on pumping out in the next few years as well as learning aircraft ownership.
I am really working on throwing every freaking dime I have at this right now and I am planning on making this my career. I'm 18 now and have 3 years before I could get R-ATP. Gotta work fast!
I'm going with don't buy a plane. I assume your Dad was going to pay cash for the plane? Use that money to go to a wham bam thank you ma'am program like FlightSafety Academy. It's better for your Dad to invest in YOU rather than a plane. Then go to a regular college and instruct on the weekends during the school year, full time in the summer. Enjoy college, drink beers, chase women, and build some experience as a CFI. When you graduate, you're off to a regional.
Please don't plan on "pumping out" lots of hours just flying your own plane. And slow down young grasshopper, you don't have to work too fast. Have a life, and build some solid experience, this will go a long way in your interview at a major.