We might be looking for a 3rd person in a v tail m35 based out of KBDU.
Probably a little light in the weight dept if you got a big family though but flies and climbs great here even without a big 550 :).
haha i tried to do my first flight in the DA 40..me and the instructor (who's also a good sized dude) both got in it, looked at each other then said.."nope".
i didn't even have full stick movement with somebody else in it.
I'm actually at western. Agreed about their maintenance which is why i was considering exploring a leaseback with them in the first place...wanted a gut check to see if entire premise was wrong though.
As for planes...for an x country mission with 4 ppl and bags, i would really say they only...
Thanks :). I think the main reason i'm looking is that the club/school i'm at (c172) has a pretty limited selection of planes that are good for weekend x-country trips with friends + useful load (think like 1 182, and 2 beat up pipers) which is the main reason i'm even getting a license. Maybe...
Denver but would be pretty flexible in which airstrip to base a plane out of. (Currently fly out of Rocky Mountain Metro)
Sounds like a partnership is the best option :), might need to post a classified haha.
Thanks all for the answers!
1. I have no whims of trying to actually make money on this, and opportunity cost of the money sitting in the plane for a handful of years isn't a big deal to me so i've kind of written that out of the equation (thats assuming i can more or less sell it for about...
Finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel of getting a PPL (weather has not been fun this year) and beginning. Not looking to make a profession out of this and if i'm realistic, weekend/ multi-day x-country trip warrior with friends is what i'm going for. Given that, thinking...