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Same here.

Get a million bucks, go to a dealer and hope they have one on the cheap. Problem solved.

Is it as easy to fly as everyone claims? I’ve been looking at those for a while.

@@paulbracewell4915 yes very simple and you can even stall with high aio with it still stable.the water is very stable as well takeoffs and landings

The title of the video is “ planes that fit your budget “ The ICON does not fit in this category

Hey bro. I’m in GA too. Planning to join a flying club first.

Fairs Flournoy!!! My Chick-fil-A brother!!!

got a certain budget range?

There's a lot of reasons owning works better and most have to do with more than just cost: 1) Most rentals are just for the day or maybe two. If you want to fly off somewhere and spend a few days or week or more at the location with the aircraft tied down on the ramp, rental companies are either going to say "no" or charge you as if you're flying it the whole time. 2) Availability, your own aircraft is always available whenever you decide to go. Rental companies often only have one or a couple of aircraft and it's not unusual that they aren't available especially when it's last minute. 3) Confidence in airworthiness: Rental company's have to watch the bottom line and sometimes this isn't always compatible with the highest maintenance and safety standards. With your own plane you can be sure of when maintenance is performed and choose an A&P you trust to perform it. 4) Equipped to your specifications and you have high familiarity: Your own aircraft is going to have the safety features (Belt restraints, airbags. lights etc.) avionics, prop and of course aircraft type, that you want. You're going to be very familiar with the controls and avionics minimizing pilot workload and mistaken inputs which enhances safety and makes flying more enjoyable.

$75/hr 2:17

With full fuel, they carry roughly 660 lbs. Assuming they average at 180 lbs (I bet they're less), that would leave 120 lbs for baggage. They should be under

look on trade a plane and on barnstormers. you can find straight tails for 40k that are VFR only. again He did say if you want IFR you would spend upwards of 100k which is true to a 172. old doesnt mean it is bad these are not cars and most of the straight tails I see have lower timed or mid timed engines

My uncle got his 172 for 25k. Granted he bought it from another family member but in normal market, it would probably go for 30-35k. I’ve flown it a couple times, only issues are paint chips

@@Blitzaviation This is a really fair point as the cost variation is less about the airframe and more about the avionics. Huge difference between one with steam gauges vs. one with a Garmin G5, let alone one with a G1000. The avionics are worth as much as the airframe sometimes LOL. Truth that many have been snapped up by the Chinese market too, driving their valuations higher than they used to be.

@@hefeibao Defiantly lol all of my training has been in a 2010 SP 172 so G1000 and they were over 300k to get brand new lol but I still love going and flying the older ones. There is a guy near me who has a straight tail 172 that is from 1958 and it flies just as good as the 2012 but doesn't have all the fancy avionics. Personally the older ones fly a little bit smoother than the newer ones but that's just my opinion :)

@@Blitzaviation Thanks Bill. At this point since student training at my local club is frozen due to COVID, I've enrolled in a flight school at the same airport to finish up my PPL. They have a single 172SP and the rest are all G1000 and they are fuel injected. The club 172s are older (1976 models with carbs) but have G5s and modern comms. My experience matches yours, e.g. the G1000 does make parts of flying easier however those the older models do seem to fly a lot smoother, and the startup checklists shorter and easier to work through (also only 2 places to take fuel samples vs. 13 - ugh!). Also, I find that with the G5 I look outside the cockpit more and with the G1000 it's easier to get fixated on the display. At this point if I had my own $$ to spend, I'd get an older model 172 and then put in the instruments that I want vs. buying a newer one that had them already installed.