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great article. my cherokee burns a quart every 15 hours. and i get oil leaking from the breather. i've been told its normal to leak some. its a 1968. I was told, "if it aint leaking there isnt any oil in it."

I was told to start small and build time. My first purchase was a Cherokee 140. Easy to fly, cheaper to maintain, good on fuel and a hell of a lot of fun. I have met pilots who did what you want to do, had all the money and dreams and spiraled into a whole so deep they lost their asses. One man...