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Oh wow...

Guess its just fate to see you'll on here talking about bonanzas. The wife and I were just last night figuring where we'd fly one if we bought one. Our search first started with c172's then quickly became 182's. Then she fell in love with the twin baron's club seating, but good lord....the gas bill was just too painful once we took a look at that. So here we are. Club seated bonanza for the win.

We spend WAAYY too much time on controller.com!!!! We have two dogs, no kids (we're gonna take a pass on that) but want the adventure of taking a weekend at the beach (east coast/outer banks), and flying to see family.

I told her outright at the start that it would make NO financial sense for us to buy an airplane. NONE. But just how someone might buy a 200k RV to drive around in, it's a lifestyle decision. They enjoy camping with family and we'll enjoy flying to see ours.

So we've started hoarding our money and God help us if that contoller website ever goes down. Haha.

Fly2002

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Originally Posted by fly2002 (Post 1464588)

I sometimes wish I was married to someone as cool as that... But my wife is way too <ahem> frugal. I kinda look at it as she is saving me from myself!

Fly safe!

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Originally Posted by fly2002 (Post 1464588)

That is exactly the way it is. It is an absolutely horrible investment (probably not as bad as an RV though) and by far the most expensive way to fly. If you can afford it however, then there isn't much that is more enjoyable than flying yourself around in a nice ride. Toss in a side business that requires some travel and it makes it a little more affordable because of the write offs, but it will still never be a good financial move.

we need the airlinepilotforums.com/major/latestandgreatestfromthekickassdalpilots collective toy box.

and to be honest I bet its heard to beat the economics of a Cessna 172.

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1464647)

we need the airlinepilotforums.com/major/latestandgreatestfromthekickassdalpilots collective toy box.

and to be honest I bet its heard to beat the economics of a Cessna 172.

Hard, but not impossible.

http://pete.biz/aviation/opencanopy.jpg

or, if you'll trade two seats for light acro capability

http://home.hiwaay.net/~sbuc/journal/399SB-11.jpg

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1464647)

we need the airlinepilotforums.com/major/latestandgreatestfromthekickassdalpilots collective toy box.

and to be honest I bet its heard to beat the economics of a Cessna 172.

Enjoyed those threads on the ALPA board. I know we've seen Rocky before ... oh yeah

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view2/125...amn-high-o.gif

the "Flying is Too Damn High Guy"

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Originally Posted by fly2002 (Post 1464588)

We spend WAAYY too much time on controller.com!!!!

Let me point you in a direction which will destroy whatever free time you had left :D:

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The craigslist of aviation.

I flew with a guy a while back that commutes to work (from the Bahamas) in a 2 year old Cirrus. The avionics (he showed me pics, of course) looked like something out of Star Trek. I felt like we didn't even live on the same planet financially.

Its all a matter of priorities. I spent a couple of years traveling around the country on passes (DAL Retiree...) looking for an airplane before I finally came to my senses. While i could squeeze it out, it just doesn't make any kind of financial sense, especially down here in south Florida with $800/month hangars (too hot on the ramp !!). My flying club is trying to acquire a Cherokee Six. That should satisfy the lust.

Flying clubs are a great way to go. The Cub club I'm in is $50/mo plus $50/tach hour, fuel included. Cheapest possible way to fly, other than ultralights. And the Cub is just a hoot. I expect that when/if we decide we want something faster, I'll join a club that has a 182RG or equivalent, or search for some partners. Most of us don't fly enough for sole ownership to make sense, and nothing is worse for planes than sitting unused.