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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
Puttered around in the 70s for about 100 hrs. I decided it was a too-expensive hobby - and that was when a PA-128 was $35 an hour! Went back a few years ago a put a few hours in a 172 at $75 an hour. Again decided my fun money was better spent somewhere else.
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I agree that it is a rather expensive hobby..... I started out with the sole intention of only flying my scratch built ultralight. When my ultralight was nearing completion, I decided I had better take some flying lessons at least through solo before attempting to fly what I had just spent 1.5 years of my life building. I enjoyed it so much that I decided to get my private pilot.
Once I got to know the local EAA guys, I got wrapped up in it. I eventually realized I could not afford to continue playing with "certified" airplanes unless I could do my own work on them. Fortunately I was ambitious enough at the time to obtain my AP and later my IA ratings. I lucked into my current situation of having my own runway and I kind of doubt I would still be dabbling in it if I was still paying for annuals, hangar rent etc as I am not rolling in dough with my current mechanical engineering job.
