tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28341641.post3098989237332416411..comments2022-11-07T05:17:44.150-08:00Comments on Pilot By The Bay: How To Keep Flying?MKThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17144913270867145730noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28341641.post-17547411409085876012009-03-25T22:55:00.000-07:002009-03-25T22:55:00.000-07:00Most interesting about this is the part between ge...Most interesting about this is the part <I>between</I> getting the commercial license and becoming a CFI. That and the thought that if you're going to sink $20k into something, the actual amount should be long-since forgotten before the subject of engagement rings comes up in any casual conversation . . .RadioactiveDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695887743998552755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28341641.post-74836210466061323602009-03-25T08:13:00.000-07:002009-03-25T08:13:00.000-07:00For the sort of flying you are doing, a C-152 woul...For the sort of flying you are doing, a C-152 would work. There are a bunch out there which are IFR capable (and you don't fly a lot of hard IFR, just up and down through a thousand feet of fog).<BR/><BR/>I would try to find one of those you can buy into. A friend here in Santa Monica bought into a Tiger for $20,000. He pays $15 an hour plus the gas. That's impossible to beat. His $20,000 is tied up, but as he pointed out it did a lot better than it would have done in the market during the same period. <BR/><BR/>You could also hang around the airport more and make friends with pilots. There are quite a few who would be happy to have a safety pilot who was willing to go up with them (like your friend). And if you offered to pay for the gas you could probably swap seats on the way home.Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656070367444324340noreply@blogger.com