Recent content by PVT Dane Potter

I'm still gonna start with a smaller turboprop though

Now that I have the money and opportunity to make a lot more, the possibilities are endless.

He didn't do anything wrong it's just the people who were after him weren't to happy about what he was saying about them. They are all safely behind bars now. He actually went to witness protection for a while.

In short, my buddy is paying me 2 mil.

As u said it's always more expensive than too expensive. So I don't want to go too high. I'm thinking around 5-600 k is probably a good area to look into.

So I have some good news. I may have come into some money today. A lot of it. So much that it makes my 100 grand bonus look like a joke which obviously changes things a bit. Point is though that the money for training, hangar cost, insurance, fuel, nice newer model plane, inspections...

Have to get ready for class. Let me know what u guys think. I'm hungry for information.

But I may very well be better off with a good turboprop. I won't have the range but some models have similar capacity

Also I have no secondary income. There's not time in the week to get another job being active duty. Just time on the weekend for flying

I did look at the C-206. Is this perhaps a worthy compromise? Not sure on the op.cost but it does have the space and seems to be purchasable at reasonable prices for post 1985 models.

This clears up some things. My big ticket was my enlistment bonus which I was going to use to pay for the majority of the plane leaving mostly the op cost to my salary. The good thing is that my Mos has a kick ass reenlistment bonus so 100k is not hard to get.

Aaaaand I can't ever see myself either having half a million to spend or justify a loan that size for something other than a house

Is buying an older model plane (mid seventeen early 80's that big of a problem?

I see. It appears some areas of my research may have been misleading. The problem I keep running into though is anything under 20 years old that size is at least half a million dollars unless there's something seriously wrong with it

Apart from that, is it not possible to train in a plane that you yourself own rather than say a leased twin? If I'm looking for hours and experience and the necessary endorsements, would it not be better to train in my own plane?