What is much would a cheap personal aircraft cost?

Answer 1

You can buy a reasonable personal 4-place aircraft for about $40,000-$50,000 with good times on the engine and airframe and in good condition. It is buyer beware so have a pre-purchase done by an A & P or AME.

Age doesn't matter for aircraft that have been maintained properly and flown often. I fly a 1964 Piper Cherokee 140 ($35,000) and a 1978 Beech Sundowner 180 ($50,000) and both have been good-trouble-free aircraft. A two place Cessna 150 or 152 cost about $25,000 on average.

Other costs are hangarage or parking, insurance, and maintenance which can vary greatly. Fuel burn is about 6 GPH for a two-place and 7-9 GPH for a 4 place.

Also consider hombuilt aircraft. They aren't certified but incorporate some very advanced systems that are too expensive to certify on all but new aircraft. Properly built aircraft have better quality than many certified aircraft.

FBOs and Flying clubs offer cheaper alternatives to owning an aircraft and are worth it if you plan on flying less than 50 hours per year. (Most private owners average less than 50 if they have any kind of non-flying social life).

Answer 2

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The Citabria and Decathelon are great multi function two place aircraft which are great for aerobatic training and or personal cruising, this is a plus if you want to enjoy your aircraft for other than aerobatics. Many other aircraft also fall into this category. Check the lists for certified aircraft approved for aerobatics. If it were strictly acro that you are interested in and money is a factor then perhaps something like a Pitts in the experimental category would fit the bill. A certified Pitts will cost a lot more money to buy and maintain. Acro in an experimental plane that you did not build is a crapshoot in my estimation. The design needs be tested and proven capable before I would pull too many G's on it and I want to know that the builder was a competent builder. Some designs lend themselves better for ongoing inspection associated with aerobatics and the stresses imposed. Tube frame aircraft, fabric covered will show defects much more readily than composite aircraft. The RV is a good plane, built with more traditional fabrication methods, but I still want access to all areas for ongoing visual inspection.

Answer 3

You can buy a decent personal airplane starting for something like $15,000 or so on up to just about any figure you might name. The low end will likely have one older ( 30+ years ) navigation and communication radio, probably a transponder ( related to radar air traffic control ), and possibly other electronic items as well.

Airplanes don't really cost quite as much to operate as most people think. Basically the bottom end planes could cost something like forty to fifty dollars an hour to operate. In general this will work out to something like 40 to 50 cents a mile. This includes all costs however: fuel, oil, insurance and maintainance. Costs could be somewhat lower if you are capable of helping the licensed mechanics with required maintainance.

I own a Piper Cherokee 6 ( six passenger ) which cruises at around 150 mph and costs something in the neighborhood of $90.00 an hour to operate, about $50 - 55 of that being fuel costs. This results in a per mile cost of around 60 cents or so.

On a per mile basis these costs are not terribly much higher than what it costs to drive a decent car. Believe it or not it actually costs something like 40 to 50 cents a mile to operate a large car or SUV.

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What is much would a cheap personal aircraft cost?

Answer 5

Many personal aircraft have different costs, depending on the model, and the features you want in it. A brand new Cessna 172 Skyhawk costs about 210,000 US Dollars, on the Cessna website.

If you are on a lower budget constraint, you can obtain a used single-engine aircraft by various manufactuars for various costs. You can search for used aircraft at a regional airport, on the internet, or at the manufactuars' websites, where they offer used planes.

Answer 6

No such thing, my uncle found this out in 1989 when he bought a 1964 Beechcraft Musketeer for $15,000. The engine sucked a valve in a 10,000 feet and he had to make an emergency landing. He was lucky not to crash. I would guess at least $100,000 for a plane. Avionics are going to be the most expensive thing in a used aircraft to replace of fix. So do your homework if your serious about this. A cheap car is one thing, it just coasts to a stop when it breaks down . A broken down plane has a good chance of crashing.

Answer 7

If you can only afford a "cheap" plane, save your money until you can afford something more. Don't take a chance and buy aircraft because you want something now. Rent dependable planes from a reputable FBO until you can buy your own.

Answer 8

you can pick small airplanes up for pretty cheap i just picked up a cessna 150 for just under 20,000 and it burns about 5 gallons an hour of car gas so it makes for really cheap flying

Answer 9

Check out the mosquito helicopter! Under $30k new!

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Good Luck!

Answer 10

like 100 thousand dollars ... but those are from like 1957, so they wouldnt have any modern safety equipment unless they add it in.

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but they cost soooooo much to operate