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<blockquote data-quote="DRC458" data-source="post: 4004202" data-attributes="member: 530"><p>My comment &quot;If you have to ask, you can&#039;t afford it&quot; was not totally in jest ... it certainly was not meant to be smart aleck.&nbsp; I have my Private SEL ... got it back in the 70&#039;s.&nbsp; It got to where I couldn&#039;t even afford to rent.&nbsp; Of course, I was trying to go to school and raise a family at the same time.&nbsp; My FIL was an A&amp;P with IA.&nbsp; I would occasionally assist him with licensing aircraft, annual inspections, etc.&nbsp; He and a friend had a sideline business for many years, buying gently wrecked aircraft, rebuilding them, flying them for a while, then selling them and buying another one to start the process all over again.&nbsp; They made that work, but if the cost is coming directly out of your pocket, do your homework very diligently.&nbsp; As has been said, go take a discovery flight with an instructor.&nbsp; If you still think it&#039;s what you want, start working on that license.&nbsp; You may take to it like a duck to water.&nbsp; Or, you may decide it&#039;s not for you.&nbsp;&nbsp; I haven&#039;t flown in years.&nbsp; Good luck with whatever you decide!</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="DRC458, post: 4004202, member: 530"] My comment "If you have to ask, you can't afford it" was not totally in jest ... it certainly was not meant to be smart aleck. I have my Private SEL ... got it back in the 70's. It got to where I couldn't even afford to rent. Of course, I was trying to go to school and raise a family at the same time. My FIL was an A&P with IA. I would occasionally assist him with licensing aircraft, annual inspections, etc. He and a friend had a sideline business for many years, buying gently wrecked aircraft, rebuilding them, flying them for a while, then selling them and buying another one to start the process all over again. They made that work, but if the cost is coming directly out of your pocket, do your homework very diligently. As has been said, go take a discovery flight with an instructor. If you still think it's what you want, start working on that license. You may take to it like a duck to water. Or, you may decide it's not for you. I haven't flown in years. Good luck with whatever you decide! [/QUOTE]

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