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    Gut Check: Is it a good plan in my situation to buy a plane for training?

    This plan will start when I finish my IFR training in late spring, by which time I anticipate having just under 100 hours. Objective: The goal is to get to a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) and then to the airlines as quickly as possible. Financing: HELOC of $50,000 at a 7.5% interest rate...
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    Dual G5's vs Aspen Evolution E5 vs Dual GI 275

    Price breakdown Aspen Evolution E5 (Dual screens) $5,895 Dual G5 $6,440 Dual GI 275 $7,989 None of those include install but I would assume install is a similar cost for them all. Upgrading a IFR certified 6 pack cherokee 140, no autopilot. Has a 430W we will be keeping regardless...
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    Can an annual substitute for a pre-purchase inspection? If an annual is done before the due date do any maintenance issues need to be fixed?

    Considering partnering with someone on a plane he already owns. Is a PA28-140 a 1968 Cherokee 140. He said the last annual in October was almost $30K . It's IFR certified and he values it around $70K. I looked into pre-purchase inspections and it seems like they cost about 80% of an annual...
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    Best way to get to atp (or at least cfi) as cheap as possible?

    Options I am considering I already have my ppl and about 50 hours. After getting CFI, and CFII I will work as a flight instructor and whatever jobs I can get to build up to 1500 hours. Get my own airplane: See my other post here...
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    Feedback on Reassembly/Operating/Training Costs for PA-28 180

    So my dad has a plane that he took apart about 8 years ago. Its a 1962 Piper Cherokee 180. I am looking to either get it put back together or just buy a different plane and use that one for spare parts. I will get a mechanic to look at it and let me know what he thinks. Whichever I decide I...
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    How do I find a part 61 Flight Instructor in Jacksonville Florida also buying an airplane? y/n

    I know this may seem like a bad idea but hear me out. If you still think its a bad idea let me know in the comments. I currently have my PPL and about 45 hours. My plan is to get my ATP, starting with IFR, Commercial, Multi-Engine, CFI, CFII, then build hours as a flight instructor...
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    Recommendations for studying for IFR and beyond ground school?

    I'm sure this has been asked a bunch and I apologize but most of the time it's specifically for private or instrument my situation is a bit different. I have my ppl (got it 3 years ago) , and I used gleim for that but I never felt I understood the material very well and I honestly feel like I...
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    Training Advice

    Hello, First here is some background. I am 23, married, currently in the Air Force and live in North Carolina. I joined to eventually crossover to officer and become a pilot but have since decided to just go the civilian route using my GI bill along the way if possible. I got my PPL last...
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    How much plane can I afford?

    I want to buy a plane in a couple years (around January 2022). My planned financial situation will be as follows Wife income 70k a year My income. Working on my career path to airline pilot. At this point I will be a flight instructor building hours and making about 30k a year. But after a...
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    Piper Cherokee 180 sitting for 4 years

    Hello, My father was going to learn to fly and bought a plane but never finished and took the wings off the plane and stored it in the back yard. This was 4 years ago. The cockpit has a cover over it and he said he rotated the prop every few months or so. It was annual-ed before it was taken...
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