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Originally Posted by KNS
Van's are very nice planes but unless you're building it yourself there's always going to be a mystery about it. If you've got a 100K budget you can a get very nice used certified aircraft. I'd think about a 182 or something similar.
Nothing wrong with your plan and the IFR ticket would be a very smart move.
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A 182 for 100K is going to be a old beat up flight trainer wit a zillion landing and high airframe time. 172 is the same thing, but the price is closer, but right now they are in high demand and hard to find a good one.
We own a 2004 182T and I get constant mailers (5 of them one day) from buyers wanting to buy our 182. We rent an hangar at a privately owned airport. Hangars are $450 per month there. Insurance is not cheap, and we just finished our annual with just three new tires and brake pads.
The flying club is likely a great idea. If you start hanging out at the local airport FBO lounge it will not be long before you have a network of friends that know everybody else, and find out who is a great mechanic, and who to stay away from. You might stumble into a good deal from pilot ready to retire or one about to move up to a newer and nicer toy. You can go on fly aways and go get a $500 hamburger. Lots of fun your son would love and really bond with you.