[onewhippedpuppy]

Mike, something else to consider if you're considering purchasing a plane. I don't know what instruction + plane are around you, but here it's only $89 for a 172 + $30 for instructor. The maintenance costs for a plane make a Porsche look free, a magazine I recently read said to budget between 10-20k yearly for maintenance and repairs on a single, depending on what you buy, the hours you put on, etc. Of course, this is having a mechanic do it all, but there's a lot of stuff you can't do on a plane without an A&P license. Plane and Pilot has an article on buying a plane in this months issue, might be worth picking up.