Buying/owning a plane?

[HoLeChit]

So, I've dreamed for a long time of owning a plane. Specifically, a bush plane. Something that I can use to get remote places and all that, cheapish to run, easy to fly. My dream would be that I could take my plane, throw the dog and a bag in, and fly out somewhere to go camping/hunting/fishing for a weekend or something. But, I was wondering... what would it be like to own/how much would it cost, and what can I do with it?

Those of you who have planes/have had planes/know people who have planes, how often do you fly? What do you use it for?

What kind of costs are associated with it? I've seen guys say operating costs in the neighborhood of $20-50/hr, 2-3k/yr for insurance, 500/yr inspection, garmin nav is about 300/yr

What kind of laws are associated with flying? lets say I wanna go out to the sambinoso wilderness BLM land in New Mexico. Can I just hit up my local airport, submit a flight plan/whatever is needed, gas up, load up, fly to the destination, and land in a field at the BLM land? Or lets say I wanna go visit my buddy in Denver and then do some fishing in wyoming, I just submit a flight plan, fly up to denver, visit for a day and rent a parking spot, refuel and fly up to wyoming, land on some public land, go fishing, and then when I am done I can just submit my flight plan, take off and go home?

 

[RickN]

I always wanted a Cessna 337. Being a twin engine pull / push it can take off and land on either engine. With the way my luck runs that would be a good thing. I had a buddy with his own plane back in the 90s but I am sure a lot has changed since then. That being said unless it is remote wilderness you will probably need to land at an airport.

 

[Aries]

I’m not a pilot but I stumbled across a page similar to this a while back. There are others if you google to compare purchasing and operating costs. Do you already have a pilots license?

https://planephd.com/wizard/?modelt...rice_max=1000000&min_speed=120&annual_hrs=100

 

[Big50]

Wish we were neighbors I would go in for half. One of my biggest regrets not learning to fly.

 

[HoLeChit]

I’m not a pilot but I stumbled across a page similar to this a while back. There are others if you google to compare purchasing and operating costs. Do you already have a pilots license?

https://planephd.com/wizard/?modelt...rice_max=1000000&min_speed=120&annual_hrs=100

I do not. Not for passenger aircraft at least. The idea of having a plane tickled my fancy as a kid, I my family knew a navy pilot who had his own aircraft. I thought that owning a plane was the peak of wealth. A few years ago, when getting my commercial unmanned aircraft pilot license, the idea poked into my head again, and found out about bush planes.

I'm looking at something like these:
https://justaircraft.com/https://kitfoxaircraft.com/

 

[DRC458]

Short answer ... If you have to ask, you can't afford it.

 

[HoLeChit]

Wish we were neighbors I would go in for half. One of my biggest regrets not learning to fly.

Kinda what my thought was. I don't know how to ride a motorcycle, and I don't know how to fly a plane. I can operate just about anything else though. Have a few buddies that are pilots. Figure I should try out both. I also like to set lofty goals for me to achieve. Helps me stay focused. I figure I can get a motorcycle and use it as a fair weather commuter for school, and eventually when we sell this house and buy the land/shop/house we want, I could start working towards the plane idea. I just want to make sure its gonna be everything I think it might be, before I spend a few years planning and dreaming about it.

 

[DRC458]

@skyhawk1

 

[xseler]

Short answer ... If you have to ask, you can't afford it.

I've got a cousin that's a lawyer -- no wife, no kids, very modest house. He was into high end road bicycling ($8k and up per bike). When he 'aged' out of that, he transitioned to mountain biking and got a Piper PA-28 to haul the bike to different parts of the country. I've heard that he's now got a second plane, plus his first. I'm assuming it's a Piper Navaho, or something like it. I couldn't even afford the AV gas that one of those would require..........

 

[D.M.]

First thing is to learn to fly, you don’t just jump in an airplane and go. The type of flying you are talking about takes skill and that takes time. Go to your local airport and ask about instructors and rentals. Go for a couple of classes, you may not like it. If you were a pilot you would know this information. Getting a license is not cheap. Look at trad a plane to get a idea about pricing on planes . Your question’s tell me your not a pilot.