Comments on: Something a little different

By: CWO4 KGP

CWO4 KGP — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:36:18 +0000

Although I like to look at women, they are too cantankerous and unpredictable to want more than a great airplane. And make no mistake, any one that flies is great. Personally, I’d like to have a Howard DGA, but will be content with a Wichita 172. With steam gauges and manual flaps, thank you……

I was living in Roanoke, VA, but the airport commission closed down the only rental place in town, so it was time to leave….off to Texas!!!

By: geo6

geo6 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:00:15 +0000

My T-cart burns 3.5 gal/hr of autogas at cruise. Insurance per year: $900. Annual: $600. Tiedown: $0.00 only 1.5 miles from the house. Inspite of the annoying liftstrut and attaching point ADs that required inspections at a cost of an additional $500 (passed w/no issues) it has been a pretty inexpensive way to fly. God willing it will stay that way.
(And it has the little wheel under the tail.)

By: Navig8r

Navig8r — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:03:04 +0000

Lex, Keira Knightley? A mere stick-person with makeup. I prefer a little more woman in my women.

By: Wilko

Wilko — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:10:17 +0000

Prices continue to drop. You can also get numerous “spam cans” -Cherokees; Tomahawks; C150’s, for around $35k in decent condition. Twins for twice that and even a functional jet for around $100k i.e. L-29. (Never mind that you’d pay as much for fuel in the first two years of flying).
With soaring fuel costs, the conventional gear birds descibed by Geo keep looking better.

By: geo6

geo6 — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:27:00 +0000

You can get a Standard Cert airplane that meets LSA criteria out there for under $30K and some even under $20K that are in good to excellent shape. And they are all tailwheel types except the Ercoupe. They are predominently the Luscombe 8A, Aeronca Champ 7AC, Taylorcraft BCs. They will never perform like the new composite types but nor do they cost close to $100k. A Piper J-3 Cub will run between $30K to $60K. as you are paying for the name. Also you can put them on skis or floats.

By: Humble1390

Humble1390 — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:54:34 +0000

Eh. . .good used planes can be had for much less than six figures. With all the maintenance and mandatory overhauls, buying a used plane bears little resemblance to buying a used car.

Wasn’t one of the big points of the LSA’s to be cheaper airplanes? I think some of them are under 100k. . .available in taildragger, too!!