KR> Aircraft Rentals Shock

2015-03-23 Thread Mark Wegmet
ginal Message- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-bounces at list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Dave Acklam via KRnet Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 5:14 PM To: Nerobro; KRnet Subject: Re: KR> Aircraft Rentals Shock Yeah... Most of it is regulatory overhead & lawsuit/insurance expense... In a world where we

KR> Aircraft Rentals Shock

2015-03-23 Thread Dave Acklam
Yeah... Most of it is regulatory overhead & lawsuit/insurance expense... In a world where we had a Canada-style 'Owner Maintained' category & you didn't have to pay $400 for a $75 12v Ford alternator simply because it had been blessed by the FAA... Aviation wouldn't be so god-awful expensive...

KR> Aircraft Rentals Shock

2015-03-23 Thread John Edwards
On 3/22/2015 4:31 PM, Patrick Driscoll via KRnet wrote: > Robert wrote; Think about where those costs go. it is.. a lot > disturbing. Flying >> should be cheaper.. > > I started flying in 1957 at a SAC aero club at Davis Monthan AFB in > Tucson, AZ. We paid $4.00 per hour for a J-3 and a Champ

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2015-03-23 Thread Patrick Driscoll
Paul Visk said; I paid $32 wet at an Air Force Base aero club up in Alaska. Back in 1983 Back in the 50's, the Air force aero clubs were owned and operated by the club members. When the Air Force took over management, they decided that they had to make a profit to help pay for other rec.

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2015-03-23 Thread Paul Visk
at list.krnet.org Subject: Re: KR> Aircraft Rentals Shock Just to clarify, that was an FBO $38/hr for the Tomahawk wet,?? our local club in the 90's was $35/hr wet for a IFR 172. Not sure what it is now, I'll ask. > To: krnet at list.krnet.org > Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2015 21:32:31 -0400 >

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2015-03-23 Thread Tesch, Noel
, March 23, 2015 9:32 AM To: Robert Miller; KRnet Subject: Re: KR> Aircraft Rentals Shock Robert wrote; Think about where those costs go. it is.. a lot disturbing. Flying > should be cheaper.. I started flying in 1957 at a SAC aero club at Davis Monthan AFB in Tucson, AZ. We paid $4.00 pe

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2015-03-22 Thread peter
I've long had a dream of flying a light plane to Oz or Malaysia for resale. Any interested parties at your end? I would assume all risks, purchase the plane (used) and insure the flight in exchange for a certain and simple sale in Oz. I am an A, Commercial, IFR pilot. Seems an unshippable plane

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2015-03-22 Thread Patrick Driscoll
Robert wrote; Think about where those costs go. it is.. a lot disturbing. Flying > should be cheaper.. I started flying in 1957 at a SAC aero club at Davis Monthan AFB in Tucson, AZ. We paid $4.00 per hour for a J-3 and a Champ 7AC. $5.00 per hour for a Tripacer and $8.00 for a T-34. Time

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2015-03-22 Thread Nerobro
Think about where those costs go. it is.. a lot disturbing. Flying should be cheaper.. On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 3:55 PM, Paul Visk via KRnet wrote: > I'm spending the day with my Son in Bradenton Fl. I've been thinking of > getting check out in a C-172 down here. I called a FBO at KSRQ and

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2015-03-22 Thread Robert Miller
On Mar 22, 2015, at 3:20 PM, Nerobro via KRnet wrote: > Think about where those costs go. it is.. a lot disturbing. Flying > should > be cheaper.. > > On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 3:55 PM, Paul Visk via KRnet > > wrote: > >> I'm spending the day with my Son in Bradenton Fl. I've been >>

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2015-03-22 Thread Paul Visk
I'm spending the day with my Son in Bradenton Fl. I've been thinking of getting check??out ?in a C-172 down here. ?I called a FBO at KSRQ and asked some questions. Oh my Lord! $170 an hour for a "round gage" 172. But she said "that's wet" That makes it better. NOT! ?I feel this is why general