Originally Posted by
MadDogMikeATL
That would be cool. I might want to do something like that after I retire. That as well as some seaplane flying, aerobatic fun, etc.
For now, with a young kid at home and limited free time, probably the only way I could get the wife onboard with airplane ownership would be if it's practical to use it for family trips.
Find a busy route, suggest a family vacation there. Spend 2 days @ 8 hours a day at the airport waiting for non-rev seats with the young one in tow.
Then mention you could fly this in 3 hours in your own airplane.
Next day, go buy that airplane your wife told you need.