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  1. Bug H

    Military pilots, looking for info for my son

    I can speak to USN/USMC aviation training. It's very competitive, but also very rewarding. Each year, 10k-12k applications are received. Of those, about 1.2-1.4K are selected to begin training. From that, 4 out of 5 complete the program and earn gold wings. Approx 250 Primary phase grads...
  2. Bug H

    How much will airplane prices drop in 2020?

    <excuse the venting> I've been off-on-off-on looking since 2003 (SEL/160-200 hp). Umpteen military moves didn't help, but that's all "part of the program," suitable for a different thread. *Finally* in a good cash spot to get serious (not inclined to finance an airplane) - started shopping...
  3. Bug H

    Intro and approach to ownership (Chicken/Egg)

    John, that was one of the most "Master Yoda" bits of advice I think I can recall, and makes very good sense to me. THANK YOU for taking the time to draft those notes. Furthermore, the best thing about upcoming retirement is the (assumed) TIME TO FLY, which is practically non-existent in my...
  4. Bug H

    Intro and approach to ownership (Chicken/Egg)

    I would love to! I've already been doing some serious "Zillow-ing" there - I'm not sure of opportunity in second careers, but that's more of a LinkedIn discussion. See previous note to Ken - I'm the new anchor man on the wait list!
  5. Bug H

    Intro and approach to ownership (Chicken/Egg)

    Thanks Ken - I sure will! I contacted the "city owned' manager and placed on the wait list. He remarked that a community hangar spot is opening up at $400/mo soon. Seems a little steep for a single 4k x 75 runway operation... If I was lucky enough to end up with a vintage Bo, I would likely...
  6. Bug H

    Intro and approach to ownership (Chicken/Egg)

    I like it John! I can't remember where I saw it, but somebody recent posted info on "good covers" (with a lot of "Concur" and "Hurumph"-ing afterwards). At this point, someone jumps in and says "Use Search," so I'll do that and see what we can com up with as far as preferred vendor.
  7. Bug H

    Intro and approach to ownership (Chicken/Egg)

    Man, this is quality INTEL - Thanks GB! BTW - I would be stoked to just SEE your bird - That thing is awesome!
  8. Bug H

    Intro and approach to ownership (Chicken/Egg)

    I'd take a shade shed over tie down any day! Hail and radiant heat worry me with these pricey investments. Hey, AKBill, I did a couple of stints at NAS Pensacola and had a great time there (best beaches I have ever been on). We're enjoying Corpus and evaluating follow-on opportunities here...
  9. Bug H

    Intro and approach to ownership (Chicken/Egg)

    Good stuff, GrummanBear - LOVE your avatar pic/paint job! A decade or so ago I did a checkout in an AG5B Tiger at Flying Tigers in Houston/Hobby- One of the best handling machines in my logbook! Thanks for the tipper in SATX area. I ran some "travel time to airport" to airport based on...
  10. Bug H

    Intro and approach to ownership (Chicken/Egg)

    I like the prospect of that Mike ...and Gig em!
  11. Bug H

    Intro and approach to ownership (Chicken/Egg)

    Many hours reading PoA - just now singing up! SEL VFR w/HP - ~200 hrs/last flight over 10 years ago. I'm about to retire from military (age 54) and eager to dust off the logbook and resume some training with the goal of ownership someday! Flying club/FBO aircraft rental experiences, were...
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