Av8ta

Wow, maybe you need some earmuffs They'd sure keep you busy you do well to get time for flying! But I suppose you're making time for it rather than having time..Good on you I say.

So I am, Making time, don't live for ever. Kids are clothed, fed and warm and excited, wife's happy and I'm stoked.

Thanks guys, I've got six kids at home so being 5000ft up in my own space for an hour or two a week is worth every cent. I love my kids but it's never quiet at my place so some time up there in my own world will be great. Their aged 1, 3, 4, 6, 10 & 11, and very noisy!!!

The overwhelming advantage of owning your own aircraft is I can go flying when ever I want picking whatever weather conditions I want to fly in. My costs are 400 per month for hangar and insurance that will come down 10% per year for the next 3 years so it will come back to about $310.00 per month fixed costs. The fuel I dont take into account at all as I use so much anyway in my job and off times its just a cost that everyone must pay no matter if you are going for a afternoon picknick or fish and chips down at the beach. The only other costs would be engine replacement. I dont really even consider that because 2000 hours is a hell of a lot of flying and I doubt I will ever get to those hours in my Sav it will be sold as I want to build another aircraft at some stage . Oil and filters every 25 hrs isn't much either what so 30 bucks for oils and 20 bucks for a filter.....hell I take the mrs to the movies and you blow 50 bucks without trying. There is no better feeling than owning your own aircraft whether you built it yourself like I did or you buy one. it just depends on how flush you are in the first place. To each their own for their own reasons

Mark

Thanks rdarby, It seems a whole lot cheaper than my bloody boat and when I was racing bikes. I see your point on hire vs own but where I live theirs only one plane I can hire and I'm an impatient man and don't like waiting, so I think I'll go with owning. Time to sell the boat me thinks! Thanks again for your comprehensive answer.

here is a good place to start, pretty much shows the full range. Others can speak on insurance, hangerage, fuel costs, maintenance, divorce, etc...http://www.raa.asn.au/market/

G'day, I'm new and only just started getting my licence underway but I'm wondering about the average cost of owning an RA registered plane. I'm very interested in purchasing an aircraft but have little knowledge of annual costs involved.

Great shots, beautiful plane. Shame you have to part with it.

I can't bring myself to watch it, might have something to do with jealously. What an awesome aircraft. Hmmm, christmas is coming up. I wish.

I'm currently learning in a P92 and it has toe brakes.

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Congrats mate...I've been flying RC model and flight-sims (not MS) for years too so getting through the initial bits were pretty easy. Unlike you though, i had to work through my bad flight-sim landing habits - apparently just getting it on the ground isn't good enough in real life ;). Also as you've probably found, it's quite different getting the real feedback and actually having to think about things going wrong is quite a novelty!Ak

Congratulations, I've only had two lessons and loving it. Can't wait till my solo. I can imagine it would feel a little strange the first time solo. Well done Bigfella!

Completed my second lesson, which we concentrated on straight and level flight. Bit bumpy up there but not to bad. Completed take off and landing unassisted again, very excited and loving it. Why didn't I do this sooner?

Thanks everyone, and ayavner I'm flying out of Latrobe Valley, excellent club, quite social and very welcoming. I plan to get my raa with xc and nav and later on move over to ga and maybe push right through to my commercial. At the moment though I'm just gonna enjoy the experience. Haven't been well for a couple of weeks but good now and flying again tomorrow. Hope second flight goes as well as the first.

Edit: Just completed my first lesson, my countless hours in microsoft flight sim must of helped, took off, flew around and landed unassisted, instructed but basically unassisted. Instructor was as excited as me. Fantastic aero club, fantastic instructor, fantastic dream come true. I'm absolutely hooked now. Flew a Tecnam p92, beautiful little plane. One down, never ending learning to go. Looking forward to more flights, two more lessons this coming weekend.

Just completed my first lesson, my countless hours in microsoft flight sim must of helped, took off, flew around and landed unassisted. I'm absolutely hooked now. Flew a Tecnam p92, beautiful little plane. One down, never ending learning to go. Looking forward to more flights, two more lessons this coming weekend.