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Hangar Flying / Basic Questions of Aircraft Ownership and Long Ez/VariEz
« on: April 09, 2012, 06:27:07 PM »
I am totally new and just looking to take the plunge to learn to fly. If I have a pilot's licence, I would like to be able to fly....Flying clubs look to be about $55 per hour dry at the cheapest, plus monthly dues of $60 per month for a Cessna 172.

I am lusting over a Long Ez or even a VariEz. I would like to buy not build. It looks like Long Ez go for about $35,000 and Variez for $20,000 or so. How difficult is it to own an aircraft? How expensive is maintenance? How much is the annual? Is an overhaul $20,000?! Hanger space....

Can Long Ez and VariEz land on grass fields? How hard are they to learn to fly? Do they have flaps? What is a useful payload on these two? It looks like the Variez has a Max takeoff weight of 1,050 lb and an empty weight of 580 lb for a payload of 470....Which is 230 lb of me 200 lbs of passenger and not much gas.....

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Hangar Flying / Should I pursue a pilot's license?
« on: April 04, 2012, 02:11:19 PM »
I am sitting on the fence, should I or should I not????

Flying is something I have considered since high school and attending EAA Oshkosh, where I lusted after Long Ez.

I know it is a HUGE commitment to get a PPL and am wondering if it is worth it. Even if I had the PPL, would it be worth having?

1.   Renting a plane is about $100 per hour and would not really be conducive to just flying for the fun of it and taking cross country trips.

2.   Joining a club would still be about $50 per hour plus other club dues and flying less efficient aircraft.

3.   Owning a Long Ez. It seems I could own one of these for $35,000 for a good one. I would not want to build. I am handy enough to do things like swap motors in my AMX, so I am a bit mechanical and could maybe maintain an aircraft. There are other things to consider, like hanger space $$$ and dues. I am sure there are many other things to consider that I have no idea of and that is why I am posting here.

All thoughts are appreciated.

Any Long Ez in Minnesota? Maybe I can help you with maintenance in exchange for a bit of advice. I would just like to hang around some pilots and airports to get the feel of if this is right for me.

Thanks

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