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Message: <blockquote data-quote="p238shooter" data-source="post: 4008659" data-attributes="member: 24583"><p>There are some good comments and advice posted here by real owners and pilots so I will not duplicate.  I took off on vacation thinking about buying a travel tailer and came back with a Cherokee 180 in 1976 and currently own a Cherokee 235 for taking long trips and a Zenith 801 for mostly fun stuff.  The 801 has roughly a 250-270 ft roll in and out on paved surfaces, longer depending on terrain.  Yes I am getting older and do not take many long trips any more and have developed other hobbies, so thinking about thinning the herd a little.  Yes it can be an expensive hobby, but there is no other way to duplicate the feel, excitement, and sense of accomplisment of being a pilot.  I totally disagree with the statements some here have made of taking 5-10 years to get a ppl license to be a compitent pilot.  I got my PPL at 38 flight hours in about 5 months including ground school.  Like others here, I would suggest you visit a few local airports and make some new friends while looking around and finding a way to ride along to get a good feel of what you are looking at.  Good luck to you and your decisions.</p></blockquote><p></p>