Recent content by Shane C

Haha. I married my wife before I decided playing the pilot card on some of my first dates. Shoulda done it, but I'm picky about whom I take up to the moon. My wife is terrified of small planes, but she's slowly warming up to the idea of coming with me. She's gonna freagin' love it.

Oh! That actually sounds familiar. The "AD's complied with as of 2015" part had me questioning how long it was sitting as well. Yeah that one went quick.

I can't wait until all this madness is over!

I don't think I ever saw that one. Where was it listed?

I haven't, but I've been thinking about doing that. I'm not even sure if any of my local FBOs or flight schools are open right now. I need to check!

Well you have a lot more experience flying than I do, and I intend on using this aircraft for recreational purposes only. I'm starting to lean more towards a partnership, especially since I'm buying in cash. I'd prefer not to put myself in debt, so if I can find a couple stand up guys to go in...

Would a club membership fee count as Hey now... my piper won't be THAT junky! Lol... Plus, what if there's an A&P our there that isn't a pilot yet, that wants to become one? This would be a sweet deal for them! Me thinks...

This is awesome insight and advice, thank you! Has this method afforded you the needed income to cover expenses for repairs and maintenence? Or possibly even a profit? I'm looking for a Piper, so.. it'll probably be rented a bunch.

Thought about that, but thats a lot more use of the plane from very new pilots that will probably beat the crap out of it lol. I mean, I respected the aircraft during my training, but not everyone has the same respect or mentality. Although, one other positive is the possibility of making some...

Ha! Thats funny. Well I'm a pretty simple person, so I like to keep things simple. I basically want to give people the ability to fly for less than the cost of renting, while helping me cover the costs of ownership. I would keep it small, maybe 3 or 4 people so I can cover the fixed costs like...

Cool, I'll go check that out! Thank you.

Cute.

That seems like a great route. I'd like this to be fair to the people involved, but protect myself as well. Are there any details I should know to help set this up in the best way possible?

Wow, well that's quite the opinion lol. That's not my mindset at all. I have just been screwed over so many times that I don't trust people. I don't want to get screwed over somehow by giving other people ownership rights to something I spent a lot of money on. I'm not sure how you could take...

Ello ello! I was wondering how a flying club works for an owner of an aircraft. If I purchase an aircraft and start a flying club, do those members "own" a portion of the aircraft like they would in a co ownership? Do I have to add them to the registration, or am I basically renting the...