Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:38 pm
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Hi All,
As some may remember, about a month ago I posted a cry-for-help after getting a bit disillusioned by the prospect of being a club renter and everything that comes with it. I got lots of brilliant advice and it really got me thinking about what my 'mission' is and the long-term plan.
To cut to the chase, given budgets and time, I think I would prefer to fly often rather than less often - and for me I'm now thinking about what options exist at the more affordable end of GA.
Could anyone make any recommendations for the most fun you can have in the air with your clothes on for someone on a budget? All options considered, including flex-wing:
Criteria would be:
Must be capable of carrying me + 1 passenger (capacity)
Must be capable of carrying a stocky 95kg pilot and want to be able to take another grown-adult as my passenger (without chopping off both legs to get under MTOW)
Hourly costs must be as cheap as possible - as in, how low can you go? FWIW, currently paying £110ph rental for a C42 and interested in understanding what options exist if my budget is half of this, 25% of this etc...can you get flying costs down to £25 an hour?
Say I've got £5k to 'invest' - all options considered for that.
Being really transparent, what's in my head is: why don't I do the NPPL(M) >> SSEA upgrade and rent something shiny from the club when I need to go places (which isn't that frequent), as well as why don't I try and buy something outright, or buy a share in something cheap as chips where I can get airborne for peanuts, that's really fun rather than functional?
I think I would find flying a lot more fun if I could get airborne once or twice a week for a fun fling in something entertaining, rather than once a twice a month where I've spunked my entire budget doing a local bimble. In terms of entertaining, I'd happily trade speed for entertainment, seat-of-your-pants, open-air type activity.
I started looking at Quik and similar, then realised they weren't as cheap to buy as I thought, so thought I would turn here for some suggestions where to look.
Final caveat is that gyros definitely ruled out...I'm looking for fun, not a death wish
As some may remember, about a month ago I posted a cry-for-help after getting a bit disillusioned by the prospect of being a club renter and everything that comes with it. I got lots of brilliant advice and it really got me thinking about what my 'mission' is and the long-term plan.
To cut to the chase, given budgets and time, I think I would prefer to fly often rather than less often - and for me I'm now thinking about what options exist at the more affordable end of GA.
Could anyone make any recommendations for the most fun you can have in the air with your clothes on for someone on a budget? All options considered, including flex-wing:
Criteria would be:
Must be capable of carrying me + 1 passenger (capacity)
Must be capable of carrying a stocky 95kg pilot and want to be able to take another grown-adult as my passenger (without chopping off both legs to get under MTOW)
Hourly costs must be as cheap as possible - as in, how low can you go? FWIW, currently paying £110ph rental for a C42 and interested in understanding what options exist if my budget is half of this, 25% of this etc...can you get flying costs down to £25 an hour?
Say I've got £5k to 'invest' - all options considered for that.
Being really transparent, what's in my head is: why don't I do the NPPL(M) >> SSEA upgrade and rent something shiny from the club when I need to go places (which isn't that frequent), as well as why don't I try and buy something outright, or buy a share in something cheap as chips where I can get airborne for peanuts, that's really fun rather than functional?
I think I would find flying a lot more fun if I could get airborne once or twice a week for a fun fling in something entertaining, rather than once a twice a month where I've spunked my entire budget doing a local bimble. In terms of entertaining, I'd happily trade speed for entertainment, seat-of-your-pants, open-air type activity.
I started looking at Quik and similar, then realised they weren't as cheap to buy as I thought, so thought I would turn here for some suggestions where to look.
Final caveat is that gyros definitely ruled out...I'm looking for fun, not a death wish
Last edited by flyingearly on Tue Oct 13, 2020 5:00 pm, edited 1 time in total.