I have an RAA license and have also reactivated my old commercial licenses, primarily for access to the Townsville CTA. But the difference in hire costs between RAA and GA aircraft is astonishing. I can drive 50 minutes south to Ayr and rent a nearly new Jabiru for $143 an hour. I can drive for 5 minutes to YBTL and pay $230 an hour for a 30+ year-old C-172. For me, it depends on the mission. To take my infant grandsons for a fly, I need to take another adult along, too. Otherwise, I use the Jab.... even though I don't really trust Jabiru 2200 engines over much. While flying first one, then the other aircraft, I have noticed that Jabs and C-172s are very much alike. Similar cruise speeds, climb performance, shoulder space, etc, plus they are both annoyingly nose-heavy with only two adult males aboard. With similar performance and such a price disparity, the Raa bird comes out on top most of the time.