Lol Being rich helps. But really you don’t have to be. Depends on priorities. If you have a passion, you find a way. I’m far from rich but I also built my own plane. Seats my wife, 3 kids and myself and cruise 145 knots all under $18,000. I don’t own a fancy car though.
@@0Tony1 fixed gear Velocity SE with a bench insert in the back over the bucket seats. Bought the kit at an estate auction and great deal on a 105hour O-360 from a plane that was being parted out in 2014.
Flying is not that dangerous as long to as one is responsible and takes it seriously. I just had a solo flight today where I flew the plane over 50 miles to another airport, and everything went well. At the end of the day, everything in life bears some level of risk, and personally, I feel safer in the plane where I have a much greater level of control, compared to the road where one is often at the mercy of other driver’s decisions. I can’t control if someone chooses to drive under the influence or while texting, but aviation is very structured and professional and a highly controlled environment.
Not true, me and my father boat for a grand with a 300 hours on the v8 and we spent so much time just too get it sea worthy but we’ve had it for years and we still love it !! You just need the passion
I think landing my float plane at the oshkosh seaplane base next to hawaii mars with my dad was the best day so far. The day i sell it will be a sad day if i ever do. What a stupid saying.
It has to make monetary sense. Consider this, If I continue getting what I earn today and not spend at all, I'll save enough to buy this plane in 15 years.
1 - Insurance $$$$$!!!! 2 - Hangar/ storage 3 - Fuel - Avgas 100LL is currently over $6 per gal. 4 - Yearly annual inspections are $2000 +++. None of this includes ramp fees or rental vehicles to drive when you reach your intended destination. The way to effectively own a small aircraft is through your business so all your costs are in written off on your business.
Yearly maintenance/annuals= 3k-6k. Hangar=2k, oil=1k, registration usually a few hundred a yr, and Ins though not required= 2k+/-, plus recurrancy checks every 24 mo (it should be every 6), It adds up. Get a IFR ratibg and ins drops 30-40%
Hangar fees, insurance, annual inspections -- all of those happen whether the airplane leaves the ground or not. Then there are the ADs, expendables like oil, filters, and tires, and the stuff you don't count on like the rock chip in the piston of your nose gear strut that shreds the seal and causes all the fluid to drain out. Crack in the fuel pump? Yeah, that one's a party, too. Audio panel goes on the fritz? They don't give those away for Christmas, either. After I owned the airplane free and clear, I averaged three years of expenses, and came up with $695/month just to have the thing sit outside on the ramp, NOT counting laying money aside for replacement of timed-life components like props and engines. I dearly LOVED my Hawk XP with the 210hp STC, but in the 2006 economy, with a house under construction, I just couldn't justify it. Man, I miss that airplane... but not the associated worries and expenses.
I’d love to buy a plane one day. I’m currently about to finish the requirements for my private pilot license and I passed the instrument written exam as well. Once I become an airline pilot, it would be nice to own a small plane for leisure trips.
Very tough to be an airplane owner if you're a blue-collar breadwinner for your family. I've had my license for 11 years...and still don't have enough extra money to buy a plane. 😔
@cpmvmaker1 I've considered it...thing is, I enjoy doing things with my family, that means I need a 4-seater...which obviously comes with extra cost and such
@snorttroll4379 I've considered that too...although without a commercial license I can't legally charge passengers, other than for their share of fuel costs per flight.
Don't forget about you'r maintenance cost... get your A&P and be your own mechanic after 3 years get your I.A. and save on maintenance and annual inspections by doing it yourself.
I have a piper archer just like her here’s how it breaks down per hour: 42 dollars for fuel 15 for engine 17 for future maintenance and expenses, so right a round 70-80 bucks
Before buying a small Plane, make shure you have a mechanic like Scotty Kilmer here to check out the plane and make shure the plane is not wrecked, flooded, or stolen and its been properly maintain, and if he says its OK go ahead and buy it.
@@zenshy2139 ROFL! I’m laying in the hospital, about 10 hours after a very serious and complex back surgery, and I’m pumped full of dilaudid, took me a minute to let that one soak in! LOL I’m one of those lucky individuals who’s high school had Aviation as an elective course, I no longer fly due to reasons related to a not too long ago back injury and the medication required, but I got my license a long long time ago. Thanks for the giggle, your yoke was better than his!
Noice!! Yep you’re definitely brave to buy an airplane, or some thing I would never do! But I do fly for a living been doing it for 43 years. So yes it’s a brave act to buy an airplane
They have shares you can do with friends like some people do vacation homes. You get four friend groups together and only have to put up $11,000 and get to fly it three months out of the year.
It’s fairly difficult. Flying the plane isn’t terribly hard, landing is usually the difficult part of flying. The hardest parts are navigating and all the random knowledge you need to learn. Certainly not impossible but I’m a fairly smart guy and I’ve had to study quite a bit. The cost does vary by area. Flight schools can charge whatever they want so congested areas like mine near Chicago are fairly expensive. I also can’t train close because I’m near O’Hare airport and there’s airspace we’re not allowed to fly so you need to travel either by car or plane a little bit to get to a practice area. I choose to drive 45 minutes away so I’m driving instead of paying airplane rental rates for the time.
You better make a video on this do you need a pilot license to own and fly a private airplane do you need a pilot license or can you just buy an airplane flight because it’s yours
Join a club is the only way to do it, and you get to choose from several different types. I knew one guy who had a 172rg.... That he owned out right, by himself, paid for everything.
Are you a private pilot? I heard that private pilots were not allowed to fly through clouds, soooo can you fly though clouds???? If you can then can you tell me what kind of pilot you are please! Thanks!
😏🙄😳Yeeeeessss!!!! 👀of course but a little later in life for the family vehicale🤸🛩️did'nt know. It's affordable like that?!then how much would renting cost? how many people fit in that one?my family works for aviation well my neice in school for the air force my daughter recruited for flight attendent my nephew recruited for polit in the airline's! I fly alot with my daughter my nephew want us to fly everywhere around the world together too! Etc..ill keep this story short! Lol 😁👀🤷
Step 1: Be rich.
Lol Being rich helps. But really you don’t have to be. Depends on priorities. If you have a passion, you find a way.
I’m far from rich but I also built my own plane. Seats my wife, 3 kids and myself and cruise 145 knots all under $18,000. I don’t own a fancy car though.
@@brettgerber795 what kit was it?
@@heyden-d8g yes, but maintenance is extremely more expensive for planes than for cars.
@@0Tony1 fixed gear Velocity SE with a bench insert in the back over the bucket seats. Bought the kit at an estate auction and great deal on a 105hour O-360 from a plane that was being parted out in 2014.
eh, if you can buy a new car you can buy a plane instead if you so wish.
Final step: don't die
Final step: don’t be an alcoholic and learn how to fly
Flying is not that dangerous as long to as one is responsible and takes it seriously. I just had a solo flight today where I flew the plane over 50 miles to another airport, and everything went well. At the end of the day, everything in life bears some level of risk, and personally, I feel safer in the plane where I have a much greater level of control, compared to the road where one is often at the mercy of other driver’s decisions. I can’t control if someone chooses to drive under the influence or while texting, but aviation is very structured and professional and a highly controlled environment.
Similar to boats, the two best days of owning a plane are the day you buy it and the day you sell it!
couldn’t believe I actually lived without a boat at one time. About the only way to get away from people without traveling far.
If you actually like what you’re doing then owning a boat or plane is worth it
Boat better certainly if sail yacht
Not true, me and my father boat for a grand with a 300 hours on the v8 and we spent so much time just too get it sea worthy but we’ve had it for years and we still love it !! You just need the passion
I think landing my float plane at the oshkosh seaplane base next to hawaii mars with my dad was the best day so far. The day i sell it will be a sad day if i ever do. What a stupid saying.
Best and quickest way to build hours. Instruct students on the side to make them pay for the cost. Killing it girl
That’s another certification though. You can’t teach just bc you fly.
It’s PASSION!! It doesn’t have to make sense, unless your an airline! 😂
It has to make monetary sense.
Consider this, If I continue getting what I earn today and not spend at all, I'll save enough to buy this plane in 15 years.
@@farazalam3325 gotta come work with us bro. Im in SaaS. Every single guy on our team could afford these costs. Hope you like cold calling, Lol!
@@Chillycloth I'm a doctor, not an engineer. The real problem is weak currency and airplanes are always in USD, never local currency
your just in a poor country. doing unuseful work. do work that people actually will pay you for.@@farazalam3325
Yes, it has to make financial sense. In fact, you should strive for only doing things that make sense.
1 - Insurance $$$$$!!!! 2 - Hangar/ storage 3 - Fuel - Avgas 100LL is currently over $6 per gal. 4 - Yearly annual inspections are $2000 +++. None of this includes ramp fees or rental vehicles to drive when you reach your intended destination. The way to effectively own a small aircraft is through your business so all your costs are in written off on your business.
It’s $4.50-$5.50/gallon here in Wisconsin
@@IGrocker I've seen over 2 - 3 $$$ per gallon difference between large and rural airports around the country.
Yearly maintenance/annuals= 3k-6k. Hangar=2k, oil=1k, registration usually a few hundred a yr, and Ins though not required= 2k+/-, plus recurrancy checks every 24 mo (it should be every 6), It adds up. Get a IFR ratibg and ins drops 30-40%
Hangar fees, insurance, annual inspections -- all of those happen whether the airplane leaves the ground or not. Then there are the ADs, expendables like oil, filters, and tires, and the stuff you don't count on like the rock chip in the piston of your nose gear strut that shreds the seal and causes all the fluid to drain out. Crack in the fuel pump? Yeah, that one's a party, too. Audio panel goes on the fritz? They don't give those away for Christmas, either. After I owned the airplane free and clear, I averaged three years of expenses, and came up with $695/month just to have the thing sit outside on the ramp, NOT counting laying money aside for replacement of timed-life components like props and engines. I dearly LOVED my Hawk XP with the 210hp STC, but in the 2006 economy, with a house under construction, I just couldn't justify it. Man, I miss that airplane... but not the associated worries and expenses.
WHERE do you get a $44,000 airplane?? I will get one ASAP
It's anual costs
That was a reasonable price for a cherokee 180 prior to covid. I brought my 172 for $68k.
There are airplanes for that and even cheaper, you just have to google it.
They are relatively old though and mostly 2 seaters
Kay is a gorgeous pilot. Continued success on your flying Kay.
Heck yeah! Daddy had several. It was a blessing to fly each of them
It's like any passion you have, mine, was racing cars. You budget to do the things you love.
She is an OF girl she isint budgetting lol
@@flexibilityosulink?
If you put rainax on all your windows that will also help a lot. With the rain
Rainx leaves a film that diffuses light. Very dangerous to put on an airplane windshield
I’d love to buy a plane one day. I’m currently about to finish the requirements for my private pilot license and I passed the instrument written exam as well. Once I become an airline pilot, it would be nice to own a small plane for leisure trips.
Flying airplanes was the most expensive hobby I could possibly have chosen. So I bought my daughter a horse instead.
That’s probably going to be just as expensive
I'll up the anti. Model Railroading
is that horse a Pegasus fly baby fly
Maybe check the logs to see that you dont get to pay for a prop or engine overhaul right away
Very tough to be an airplane owner if you're a blue-collar breadwinner for your family. I've had my license for 11 years...and still don't have enough extra money to buy a plane. 😔
Hope you get the opportunity to do so!
Maybe get a small sport plane?
@cpmvmaker1 I've considered it...thing is, I enjoy doing things with my family, that means I need a 4-seater...which obviously comes with extra cost and such
buy one with 10 others. then take turns flying paying passengers.
@snorttroll4379 I've considered that too...although without a commercial license I can't legally charge passengers, other than for their share of fuel costs per flight.
hmm. that should be against the constitution. hampering commerce or something@@dmanduff9108
#4 a parachute.
One of my pilot buddies rent out his airplanes to flight schools and charter services and makes a lot.
Don't forget about you'r maintenance cost... get your A&P and be your own mechanic after 3 years get your I.A. and save on maintenance and annual inspections by doing it yourself.
Because of the Piaggio p180...I will learn to fly and work towards that incredible goal
I have a piper archer just like her here’s how it breaks down per hour: 42 dollars for fuel 15 for engine 17 for future maintenance and expenses, so right a round 70-80 bucks
Popped tires? I'm always getting flat spots myself. And changing brake pads every few weeks for some reason.
Rodents in the wing?
That's a new one for me.
Pretty scary. I've seen what they do in engine compartments.
Hey I have a question do you get paid from the plane company your are in?
Before buying a small Plane, make shure you have a mechanic like Scotty Kilmer here to check out the plane and make shure the plane is not wrecked, flooded, or stolen and its been properly maintain, and if he says its OK go ahead and buy it.
Scotty’s not an A&P mechanic, he’s an auto mechanic.
@@jdsbees3257 it's a yoke
@@zenshy2139 ROFL! I’m laying in the hospital, about 10 hours after a very serious and complex back surgery, and I’m pumped full of dilaudid, took me a minute to let that one soak in! LOL
I’m one of those lucky individuals who’s high school had Aviation as an elective course, I no longer fly due to reasons related to a not too long ago back injury and the medication required, but I got my license a long long time ago. Thanks for the giggle, your yoke was better than his!
You are a real beautiful angel....... love you.... John from NJ
Thank you John from New Jersey
It’s definitely passion if you love it and you must then do what you love
It is my passion. I love flying! :)
Ur living my dream 🙌
Spend the same amount on a good used experimental and get 2x the performance.
First, lol I love airplanes
Give me a ride !!!❤❤❤
Kay good morning. Houston
Good morning!
So it cost 44. How much did you put into it in avionics and upgrades? And would you be better served by something burning 5 to 6 gallons per hour?
Yup is worth
What models and year you have for such money?
Love to eat at the Gulf Coast Regional Airport.
Noice!! Yep you’re definitely brave to buy an airplane, or some thing I would never do! But I do fly for a living been doing it for 43 years. So yes it’s a brave act to buy an airplane
Love indeed
A engine rebuild is like 30k
Insurance & annual inspection 2
plus’s the 100 and 50 hour inspections, i strive to be an aeronautical mechanic.
Yes
Well done kay
Invest and bring soda from Mexico to the USA one trip u can buy 20 lil reds
Is this the price of new or used, what about storage fee and airport fees
Looking good.😊
I agree with numer 2
They have shares you can do with friends like some people do vacation homes. You get four friend groups together and only have to put up $11,000 and get to fly it three months out of the year.
She inspires me so much
My dad wants a plane. He can fly a piper warrior and a Cessna. What plane do you recommend for him?
What do you do when you need to use the bathroom?
Land😂
I like your video
How difficult is it to learn how to fly? Does the training and cost vary by state. By the way, I really enjoy your videos
It’s fairly difficult. Flying the plane isn’t terribly hard, landing is usually the difficult part of flying. The hardest parts are navigating and all the random knowledge you need to learn. Certainly not impossible but I’m a fairly smart guy and I’ve had to study quite a bit.
The cost does vary by area. Flight schools can charge whatever they want so congested areas like mine near Chicago are fairly expensive. I also can’t train close because I’m near O’Hare airport and there’s airspace we’re not allowed to fly so you need to travel either by car or plane a little bit to get to a practice area. I choose to drive 45 minutes away so I’m driving instead of paying airplane rental rates for the time.
what do you spend on annual inspections and insurance.
What aircraft do you own?
Don’t forget the overhaul price just another 20,000 on your engine
If one lives in the north like me (Finland) you gotta deal with a lot more issues. For example ice, weather, etc
We have that all over the U.S
I’m hoping you say no pilot license spot just make a video about it
Are u gonna use lil red for ever? Are u not gonna upgrade to a Airliner?
What would it take to own a Vought f4u Corsair or a Mitsubishi a6m zero
Yes. Consider having a ton of money.
Yes worth it.
I wanna learn how to fly what would u recommend tonstart
You better make a video on this do you need a pilot license to own and fly a private airplane do you need a pilot license or can you just buy an airplane flight because it’s yours
Love it!❤
Join a club is the only way to do it, and you get to choose from several different types. I knew one guy who had a 172rg.... That he owned out right, by himself, paid for everything.
Or, make friends with you.
Do you have to keep up a certain amount of flying time to keep your license to fly?
Nope. It’s yours forever unless you do something to piss the FAA off.
Imma buy one
What airplane do you have
What plane do you have?
Rodents in the wing? Did I hear that right?
Time
I do
What plane do you pilot?
Which plane did you buy? 😮 only 44,000😮 which model?
Rodents in the wing??
Can’t wait
Are you a private pilot? I heard that private pilots were not allowed to fly through clouds, soooo can you fly though clouds???? If you can then can you tell me what kind of pilot you are please! Thanks!
You can if you have your IFR cert
I think it’s more than worth it
What about hanger rental fees?
I'm saving up now, it's tough!
Is that $18,000 on. Single fill up or over the course of a year?
A year😊
I want to buy a Swedish SK60 😅
Worth it
I love flying could u take me up sometime I’m a pretty big fan
We freaking love u Cherokee 773
😏🙄😳Yeeeeessss!!!! 👀of course but a little later in life for the family vehicale🤸🛩️did'nt know. It's affordable like that?!then how much would renting cost? how many people fit in that one?my family works for aviation well my neice in school for the air force my daughter recruited for flight attendent my nephew recruited for polit in the airline's! I fly alot with my daughter my nephew want us to fly everywhere around the world together too! Etc..ill keep this story short! Lol 😁👀🤷
If I’m not wrong, she flys a Piper cherokee
And have a license
Heck Yeah!!!!
🐦
Nobody talks about the hangar cost
Been flying since '66'! 😁
How many hour did you put last year??
What are your hanger fees?
Please take me flying 😊
330 flight hours, is that about right?
18k in gas 😮 how often do you fly?
Bro that's yearly
That still has to be over 300 hours… so a lot!
Yes I want to be a pilot some day. I’m 11.
Does it have a starter?
Is it Cessna 150 or Cherokee 140 ?