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I remember feeling really inadequate, like maybe I wasn’t cut out for this, it was truly overwhelming. I eventually realized that was because I took it seriously, I cared, and I wanted to learn. I had no gauge other than others I knew that did it, but I didn’t see them do it…. I agree with the advice to not stretch it out. fly as frequently as you can, I flew two or three times a week. It took me longer than some because I was a new pilot, and was in an ovation with a g1000. I had only flown a dinky flight school 172. No AP, no gps, was lucky to have two working radios in those pieces of junk. The modern Mooney was overwhelming. I dont think that’s unusual. Like someone else said, if you aren’t overwhelmed, that should concern you! Stick with it in your plane, it’s one less thing to learn while your saturated. Not only will it get easier, it will be the most rewarding ticket you ever get.

You are absolutely asking too much of your first lesson. you are drinking from a firehouse. simplifying the platform is kicking the can. everyone is overwhelmed when they start. its serious business, with an enormous amount of information. Stick with it. nothing good comes easy.

I have only a few hours in a k, and only one approach so I don’t really remember, but I would think at approach power settings you wouldn’t have to worry about any temps at all. Is this not the case in the k models?

^^^^^^THIS!!!!^^^^^^

With all due respect to the other opinion. I couldn’t disagree with this more. Whatever plane you plan to fly, is the plane you should fly for your ifr training. honestly, what better way to build proficiency in the platform you intend to fly? I got my ovation shortly before I finished my ppl, and did 100% of my ifr in the ovation and bought an acclaim almost immediately after I finished. I have 1000+ hours in mooney’s and I am very proficient. Even so I do ipc’s with different instructors every 6-9 months. How does training in a completely different aircraft prepare you for the stress and overloading in single pilot ifr? Your k feels overwhelming because of how much new info is being thrown at you. Maybe it takes a little longer to get ready for a check ride, but when you get your ticket and are flying your full time plane, you won’t be starting over. If you like your k, stick with it, and the day you make your first solo real IMC approach you will be very glad you did

If you aren’t a builder and wish to do it yourself I’ll amend my expectation. Triple the budget and quadruple the time. Building is not a difficult job, but people do heavily dismiss the benefit of the relationships and experience. Almost anyone can do it but the learning curse is steep and unless you are retired and working full time on your job site, driving by it during work to check up isn’t going to work as well as you think. While most could, it’s like anything else, people who’ve been doing it for a long time tend to make it look easy, and while it isn’t complicated per say, it is not. Imagine mentally deficient 40 year old kindergartners with substance abuse and anger management issues, who have the the added benefit of being pathological serial fibbers and are incapable of using any device that reads time or dates! Now manage that remotely. What could go wrong?

it’s never to early to start planning a construction project!! I don’t have a lot of tips for a hangar home specifically, but I would tell you to hire an architect to do the design, just don’t let them manage the construction unless you have money to burn. Design the house with aging in mind, and a practical expectation of how it will be used, not the dream use. I’ve built so many custom homes where people agonized over multiple suites for the entire family when that never really happens. I can however, offer some good advice on the actual process. The building process is challenging from many angles. I’ve been doing it for a long time and have watched countless people go through the whole process. Many of them with me, and some who chose a different path and wished they had listened to me. Your questions are thoughtful and shows the right frame of mind. Whether you self contract or not, here is my advice… If you have a budget in mind, double it. If you have a time frame to complete it, triple it.. Labor and building materials have sky rocketed across the country and those problems are far from over. The labor shortage is just beginning. Making the building process enjoyable, or even tolerable is 100% predicated on good and realistic expectations. If you are using a builder, get references from a year, 5 or 10 years, and one from present. Actually call the references! Ask them how the process was, how the person was to work with, was the schedule accurate, how do they treat warranty work, and the biggest of all, how were they as a communicator. Building a home is like a marriage, there is stress, anxiety, decisions, discussions, mistakes, arguments, money and no sex. You don’t pick an ugly, unpleasant partner because their daddy is rich, don’t get persuaded by the guy who is cheap because you’re about to marry them. Assuming you have picked someone you trust and with a good reputation , understand that the process is complex, the builder assembles something completely new each time, and he doesn’t make the components that go into the construction, he just executes. The owner is almost always the reason the budget goes up and the project takes longer. Accept this and understand every increase and delay is simply because you are getting what you want. Having the proper expectations can make the difference between a fun and successful project, and a long and miserable one… Good Luck! PS I’ve tried to cram a lot into that, while I may not familiar with building in your area, the things I’m describing are universal, and if you wanted to discuss more, or understand better I’m happy to talk to you. DM me and I’ll send you a phone number.

300k rules out g1000 ovations and all acclaims. The allegro and encores are rare, and difficult to find. If I had 400 and 800 nm trips and lived in Michigan I would want a turbo, and tks which would pretty much leave the bravo. Turbos cost more to maintain, but in the grand scheme of things it is a rounding error. everything is a trade off…. if you want modern avionics and a modern AP you will end up spending more than 300k though, in all of the models you listed anyway… I also disagree with the other opinions on the g1000. People who say to avoid or don’t like them, have never owned one. You would not feel that way if you had, you wouldn’t want anything else. You can’t miss what you’ve never had, and it isn't as if the newer stuff is bad, but it is not cheap.

I can’t tell if that is sarcasm or not…. Going to assume it is. There are no claims of lead poisoning, the assertion is that stress from the noise causes bad diet, and leads to diabetes.

Well, I didn’t suspect it would be easy, or they would have already done it…. However, I have some experience with foxpro, and Visual Basic, and the finite amount of data on the site begs for a simpler way to search with in the subset. I don’t want anyone to interpret this as bashing the site. I’m thankful for the resource and willingness of all the participants to help others. My knowledge is limited, but I do what I can when I have something to offer. I don’t know of a site as responsive and thorough for any other plane genre..

Btw. Did you read the case brief? The developer had to pay Spur Industries for the expense of the moving of operations. that’s pretty interesting. I also think that type of public nuisance is considerably different from a cattle feedlot. The airport serves the public good. I doubt much of the precedent would apply.

If you are going to suggest a court ruling equates to invalidating idiocy then we are in bizzaro world! /sarcasm off… But seriously, airport noise causes diabetes?

I think all valid reasons should be stated. where I live there is one particular neighborhood that is in the predominant flight path. This neighborhood is responsible for the vast majority of the noise complaints. the neighborhood was built around 40 years after the airport. the people organize and say the most outlandish things, like the noise gave them diabetes and is ruining their lives. If something adjacent to my property, that existed when I bought the property, was making me miserable, I would move. In fact, that has happened, and I did! The airport authority and the town indulge this idiocy as if it’s as valid. I would ask one thing at the meetings, did the airportI exist and was it functioning when you purchased the property? If so….NEXT!!!! I don’t understand the mindset of the complainers or those who entertain the foolish complaints. But I know if airports aren’t not defended with the same tenacity and inexorable energy as the hyper vocal minority of complainers, they will disappear very soon.

Well, there are a few things in the country that are terribly inefficient but maintained for reasons other than efficiency. The mail is one of those things. I would argue that airports are another. In the event of a catastrophe or war, or some other civil unrest where the roads are disrupted, airports become pretty necessary. While it is easily argued that this is far fetched and tin foil hat, it’s just insurance. The argument over the roi is valid, but once they are gone and the real estate is absorbed, the cost to reestablish becomes impossible or prohibitively expensive, and when the need arises there are no options. Most of the airfields in this country were built during war time or in preparation for war. I don’t want to be cynical but thinking simply for now has gotten more than one society past the point of no return… It is a free market, and all the things about property value are valid, but few things in modern society are viewed holistically anymore because we have several generations who have not suffered for anything at all, and everything is about “now” and “me” today. This is not the normal human cycle. Strong men make good times, good times make weak men, weak men make bad times, and bad times make strong men. We are two generations into weak men and we are seeing the product. Buckle up.

Is there anyway to improve the search option? It’s bizarre that it’s easier to use google than searching within the site. is this an expensive thing to develop?

Lots of good guidance here. I went from about 35 hours in 172’s to an ovation and finished my ppl and instrument in the Mooney. “Easy” is a very subjective term. With little experience anything new can seem hard. 8 years and 1000+ hours in 20+ different airplanes, the Mooney is the easiest of them all to fly. Perhaps not as forgiving as a 172, but absolutely more responsive, intuitive and easier to be precise. A Mooney shouldn’t be intimidating but it should, like any airplane, be respected. Get good training, set good personal minimums, know the limitations and that fear will rapidly turn to true affection and confidence. The Mooney is like a sports car, when your hands and feet are on the controls, it does what your thinking as your thinking it, it really is an awesome machine.

Fractional owners who are the only users of the plane can be simply part 91. If it is “managed” by a company like net jets, where the fractional owners allow the charter company to operate the plane for revenue flights, it can be both a part 91, and a 135, but will have to maintained as a 135 all the time. The only difference is when the owners operate the aircraft as solely as 91, they don’t have to have all the same requirements of the 135, like some planes with two pilots, wet runway distance etc. It’s extremely convoluted, but it’s a great way for people who can own jets, to offset the cost of ownership. It is also possible to turn a profit, but that is very rare. you could operate any plane on a 135, just plane on 3-4x the insurance cost, about 6-12 months, an unbelievable amount of money for maintenance, just to get the plane on a 135 ticket and then 50 or 100 hour inspections on top of annuals, and an endless list of “timed out” components to continually change.

No Lyft or Uber when I went there but it’s been two years. Rental cars were available. the town isn’t real nice but it has ole t of hotels and restaurants.

Not sure where a newly minted ppl is going to get twin turbine time but sure, that would be better for a career as a pilot.

@LANCECASPER or @donkaye can answer this question accurately they are well versed on this subject. fuel burn per hour alone isn’t a fair comparison. You are flying considerably faster. I haven’t owned a bravo but I’ve owned ovations and acclaims, and the maintenance and operating costs are not different enough to be a deciding factor. a turbo provides options beyond simply speed. I can’t imagine it being ore than say 20% more annually to own and maybe 10% more fuel.

If you have legitimate business use for the plane, and could get some tax deductions and How you actually plan to use the plane is a pretty important factor as well. Renting isn’t practical if you actually want to travel. If all you want to do is get a $100 hamburger twice a month a rental will work, but if you actually use the plane, a rental isn’t really anoption. Rental insurance has changed, and you better make sure you don’t have to cover more than your rental fees is something happens. Safety and proficiency is another factor. Having your own plane that you maintain, know all the nuances and are comfortable flying is safer than getting into any random rental plane.

While I think I understand what you mean, which is don’t buy airplanes expecting to make money, I do not agree that they are simply depreciable assets. Perhaps when they are bought in a boom and sold in a crash, but I have sold every single one of the planes I have owned for more than I paid. They cost money to maintain, but they also aren’t really making them anymore, and the ones that are made cost more every year. I’d agree there is a lick taken by the first guy who buys one, the rest seem to relatively hold their value, as long as they are used and maintained. Many of the older one still sell for well above what they cost new. They definitely are not like cars, but I’d say they are a unique asset that is more likely to just remain static in value than depreciate.

A very wise mentor told me a long time ago, that you should never buy anything on credit, that you can’t afford to own for five years if your world went to crap. theory is that five years can see you through any cycle. The advice has served me very well, and applies to any large purchase, but especially so for discretionary ones…

Actually, this is probably more important than the first two.

It’s hard when you start out because you don’t really understand the vernacular, you don’t know the models of avionics and which ones are to be avoided and favored. Not to mention the customized details, updates etc. so many things affect real value and get conflated with sales price. I would give two pieces of advice, One, get a friend who has owned a few aircraft, or preferably a Mooney for a few years at least, to help you avoid easy pitfalls. Two, buy the newest, nicest plane you can afford.