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Originally Posted by Jandrews
What a great country!! Where else can one guy say to another, "hey, why don't you fly your hand-built airplane over on Saturday and land in my yard!". Fantastic!
What kind of cash flow does a hobby like that require? Rough initial cost of airplane? Lessons? Maintenance?
Great stuff...downright inspiring!!
JA
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Aircraft are quite expensive, but you can find used planes for less than $30,000 used. Maintenance is brutal. A friend of mind had a little Cessna 152 that he shared with 2 friends. The rebuild cost on the engine was close to $19,000! It is not a cheap hobby....
A less expensive way to get involved is to join a flying club. These vary greatly in size and equipment, but basically you will have a group of folks who share one or more aircraft, thus distributing the costs.