Hey Paul,
Just adding to what vardonx said:
If you possibly can I'd say buy your plane before getting your license.
You'd save probably $5000 in the difference in rental costs during training vs. your operating cost of training in your own aircraft.
You'd have to do the math in your own case, but in mine I figure even going for the shorter sport pilot I saved thosands by training in my own plane. Even with the fact that I had hanger costs, indirect costs of wear on the plane, and maintainance.
In my (and my co-owner's) case it proved to be a very good idea to buy before training.
Think of it as getting a whopping big purchase discount on the aircraft for buying early.
And instead of putting on likely about 60 hours experience in a different aircraft, getting your license and then having to get familiar with a new aircraft that could handle very differently,
you with your new license you're really set to go with hours of both dual and solo in your own plane.
I suppose one hesitation about going that route could be the "what if I don't finish my license" but if you manage to get a plane at anywhere near a competitive price you could sell it at a loss in that case and possibly still come out ahead.
Buy the way: If you can find a good one, you might want to consider the PA22 Piper Tri-Pacer. Nice handling and useful load about 890 pounds, and significantly less of a fuel-burner than the 182. About 7 gallons per hour vs about 13 gallons per hour for the 182.
If you fly 100 hours a year the 182 will eat about $4000 more in fuel than the Tripacer
http://www.best-aviation-sites.com/Piper-Tri-Pacer-For-Sale.php
isn't an ad, just a description of Tripacer qualities.
Main downside of Tripace IMO is it's fabric and unlike the 182 really HAS to be in a hanger or at least under a shade cover. Where I live hanger space ain't cheap.
A 182 can live tied down on the ramp at 1/4th the monthly cost of a hanger.
Alex
--- In mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com, "vardonx" <catalina1783@...> wrote:
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> Just me, but if I were sure I was going to purchase a Cessna 182 in a relatively short period after I got my PPL, I would train in a Cessna rather than a Diamond...
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> --- In mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com, "bikerider1959" <paulwalter@> wrote IN PART:
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> > Sorry to stir up so much controversy with a post that was really badly done. it was a combination of things that lead up to that post.
> > I have been planning now to go for private pilot. and have been considering purchasing a used Cessna 182 or perhaps building one of a couple of kit planes out there that don't meet LSA requirements but they have useful loads of 1150 to 1200 lbs......
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