SixPapaCharlie
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I have no idea. All I know is it is a lot and I am starting to really feel it in the pocket book.
Don’t know. Doesn’t matter.
Your math is way wrong$205/mo club dues
$170-$210/hr wet depending on which club plane I choose
$300is/yr renters insurance
$200?/yr ForeFlight subscription
I’m averaging 3 hrs per month past 12 months (need to increase that), so roughly $ 420- $460/ mo flying.
easy peasy
Wait…. That’s almost $40k a year???I "charge" myself $900/ month for my fixed costs, and $125/ hour dry. I average 12ish hours/ month. Fuel runs about $75 an hour right now. I fly a Piper Lance, so the typical 4 seater will be a fair bit cheaper. I also budget for upgrades and engine replacement, so that adds to my numbers.
The other end of the spectrum is the club cessna I occasional fly. It's $50/ month and $107/ hr wet.
Experimentals can be cheaper yet. There's also a Global 7500 based at my field. So the question is, how much do you want to spend?
Yikes. I wish you hadn't done that. I'd been successfully avoiding it. That feels like too much, but the math checks out. I do my budget on a monthly basis, so I hadn't thought too much about the annual figure. A few of those hours are in the Cessna, but that doesn't move the needle much. A good portion of that money goes to reserves, so it doesn't actually go "out". I used to use $100/hr dry, but I raised it to try and make up for a huge first annual followed by an unscheduled engine iran.Wait…. That’s almost $40k a year???
I'd say plane and CFI rental cost me $1000 to $1300 per month. I waited so long to start flying I feel like saved a lot on aviation, and it's now or never to spend it.I'm curious to get some feedback from people about how much each of us spends per month to fly. I'm most interested in hearing from people who own their own plane as well as from people who rent.
I'm currently spending roughly 1,000-1,500 per month to fly( I'm renting plus rate for instructor) 4/5times a month. As it stands right now, I’m working on my PPL and I am trying to figure what I can expect to pay going forward.
Clearly this may not be a cut and dry answer but let's put it this way-- If you just go flying and nothing breaks on the plane, how much do you budget/spend per month to fly? Surely you can throw in fixed costs and the like.
Less than I spend on my wife and daughters horses...and we have a SR22 and a Champ. Best way to make aviation seem cheap is buy horses.
Or race cars…. At least the cars don’t eat 24/7![]()
Best way to make aviation seem cheap is buy horses.
Don’t know. Doesn’t matter.
The original Spec Miata was hard to beat on cost. A bit of a pig...but when everyone else is racing a pig....but fun.
I hear you, but for some of us looking at getting into it, it is helpful to see real numbers.
@SethV accurate to say your household earns 7 figures + annually?
Plane is paid for
This year so far right at $20k for 200 hours
if I close on the new plane, I expect that to triple or quadruple.
Must be a twin?
You know what, let's just not talk about this.
how much was your last oil change?I have no idea. All I know is it is a lot and I am starting to really feel it in the pocket book.
Same for me, but this year will be more as I'm going toFlying club. $85/month and about $115/hr. I don't fly nearly as much as I'd like: 20-40 hours per year. So maybe $5-6k all in?
Same for me, but this year will be more as I'm going to
1. add AMEL (call it 3-4k)
2. at least restart IR (another 2k in flight plus instruction if i get 10=12 more hours in before Dec 31 and retake my written)
3. maybe buy a plane (then all the numbers are out the window)