Cost of ownership for RV 4, 6?

[jpowell13]

I "save" about $500/month by keeping my 6A on the ramp with double coverage over the canopy, limiting the insurance coverage to liability and non-moving damage and doing my own condition inspections. The only real drawback after 2 years has been faded paint on the fiberglass parts. The aluminum is primered inside and polished outside. My prop is an alum. Sensenich. Anybody out there with long term experience storing their RV outside? What problems have developed? My feeling is that if you do so, the plane needs to be flown often and maintained carefully.

John

[Saville]

What about the frequency of flying? If you own, I should think you'd get more flights in per week. Though I have read, in this thread, that that sometimes doesn't happen.

Were I to rent a plane the frequency I'd like to fly my own, I'd have to pay a lot more than a grand a month.

To fly aerobatics in a Super Decathlon 3 times a week, it would be $225 an hour. Three flights a week would be $675+. That comes to $2700 a month.

Then if you want to go somewhere you have to rent more.

[N941WR]

We bought into an airpark two years ago and I convinced the wife it was better to include the hangar rent as part of our mortgage than a separate monthly payment.

She got a house she likes, complete with her own "estrogen room" AKA Scrape book room and I got a 40 x 45 foot hangar and we both got some really great neighbors!

Probably the funniest part of living here is most of the wives are big football fans who spend Sunday afternoons watching games while the husbands would rather be out flying or playing with their other toys.

[crabandy]

My airplane cost me about as much as most peoples' new trucks, what do you think that fancy new truck will be worth in 10 years?

I really like my 10 ish year old Carolla with 230k+ miles, sack lunches, old T-shirts and my RV!

[simpkinsona]

My costs are lower than most. 4800 dollars per year for hanger and insurance. I fly about 100 hours burning about 5 GPH on auto fuel per year. Engine is a Subaru so engine reserve is about 3 dollars per hour. Works out to 70 dollars or so per hour. I do all my own maintenance.

-Andy