Things I'd Change If I Was Starting Over in 2024 - Pilot Edition
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- If I could start over in 2024 as a private pilot, here are the things I would change. Learn from my experiences to make the most of your aviation journey!
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All those are solid points.
Agree on most points other than "buy your own airplane to train in". If the price to rent isn't huge, it can avoid a lot of headache to let the flight school worry about the plane. And I don't think you're necessarily going to come out even after resale either. Sales tax will be thousands, and with zero hours you'll get hit much harder for insurance. We're at maybe $5,000 in unrecoverable costs upfront, before surprises like an expensive annual or mechanical failure. During my primary training, my Cherokee's anti-shimmy broke off the frame. Then a brake caliper failed. If I'd been the owner, the $5,000+ in parts and labor and all of the logistics it took to get those repairs done in a tight timeline would have been on me to figure out.
I'm $80k into my journey, $65k of which is airplane rental. Even if I had $10k worth of fixes before I sold it I'd still be in a better position than I am in now. Same as with a house, when you rent you get zero back when you leave but you get money back when you sell so overall it's less out of your bank account on the net sheet.
@@PilotJoeFL If someone's planning on the zero-to-hero run, maybe it's the right move. I imagine owning makes a lot of sense over a few years' timeframe. As a student pilot I only had private in mind, only had a month to get it done, and knew I wouldn't be able to continue flying immediately after. I ended up at approximately $15k total spent which I think is reasonable. Renting got me in return the use of the plane for the time I needed it, at a cost I knew in advance, and the ability to walk away after. .
@@ClackClackKLR then that worked perfectly for you. Everyone has their own end goal and has to figure out what's best for them.
Would totally agree not to rush. I did my ppl in 45 hours, but in retrospect I wish I would have taken a bit longer. You will need to the hours for instrument and commercial
what's the most affordable airplane to buy you recommend for training purposes?
I'm a big fan of both the Cessna 172 and Piper Warrior for training. Right now you can get a Piper Warrior much cheaper though than a Cessna 172.
@PilotJoeFL how many hours of 1500 flying hours cannot be finished in Cessna 172?
@@melodyn6419 It depends on your career goals. If you want to go to the airlines you'll need a minimum of 25hrs in a multi engine airplane. Even better if you do 100hrs.
What's your opinion on LSAs? Czech Sportcruisers look really attractive to me; parachute, low fuel burn, and lower maintenance costs...
I know people that have them and love them, but I don't personally have any experience with them so I can't really say one way or the other.
Good luck trying to find a CFI not chasing 1500hrs
I know quite a lot.
what about sr22 gts to start out with?
I guess if you can afford it. I can't so I haven't flown it so I have zero experience or opinions on it.
Why? Start with a Cherokee or 172...they are built and designed for it...
@@tstanley01 and a lot cheaper to fly
@@PilotJoeFL I always hear people say to learn in the plane you are going to fly. I disagree...you should learn in something that is designed for training so that you develop the basic skills quickly, then with the appropriate foundation (IFR rated PPL), get model specific training from an expert in that airframe...
Save your money, AI will be flying aircraft soon, as it can do it better than a human.
ok