Originally Posted by
mosteam3985
I haven't flown in a year due to ridiculous renting costs and I can't stand the thought of not flying for even longer. Please help me.
When you add it all up, you'll find that owning may be just as expensive... if not more so. My first plane was a 1600 hour TT Cessna 172M. Paid $19,000 for it (this was over 20 years ago). Sold it a few years later for $25,000, I think.
Engine overall cost about $10,000 ;-)