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Got started flying yesterday. Flew my first hours towards a private pilot license. Can't wait!!
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Duh. I wasn't serious. That plane would be useless up here. I'm flying to get into the back country, not zoom around and eat up fuel. It was pretty and red though. Someone is going to have an awesome time in it. It was 35,000 BTW. Still about a third of what it is worth with mid-time engines. It was out of annual and on a short grass strip though. It would have to be trucked to an airport with a longer runway and a mechanic. WAY over my head. Hell, it would take me several years and lots of money to even be qualified to fly it. I'm sure I'll end up with a Cub, Cessna, Maul.... Something simple that will land on gravel, snow or water and take off/land in the shortest possible space.And no way I'm getting in a jet turbine that sold for $3,500 in Ebay. Seriously, you couldn't afford that plane. You wouldn't get an airworthiness certificate for it because the inspection would lead into bankruptcy. The motor is probably due a major and that costs about as much as a new motor.