After more false starts than I can count, I think I’m ready to pull the financial trigger and start building. I don’t have my PPL (started, then moved too far from the airport to make it work on top of my job). What are the reasons building over the next 3-5 years before even getting my PPL would be idiotic? I’m a nomad, so will probably have moved closer to an airport by then.
I love to build, so if circumstances never let me finish my PPL, I would still count the hours in the shop as great entertainment for a few years, even if I had to sell at a bit of a loss. My hope of course would be to hammer out the license towards the end of the build and then have a plane of my own. I’m likely going to build a 9A since I’d be a new pilot when it’s done.
I’m guessing insurance would be a nightmare if I’m a freshly minted pilot, and I couldn’t even train in the 9 if I wanted to since I couldn’t fly off the initial 40 hrs myself. Has anyone else built before getting your PPL? What big gotchas do I need to think about for this scenario? Am I crazy? I’ve just started and stopped this dream of building so many times, I really want to finally get moving on it!
I love to build, so if circumstances never let me finish my PPL, I would still count the hours in the shop as great entertainment for a few years, even if I had to sell at a bit of a loss. My hope of course would be to hammer out the license towards the end of the build and then have a plane of my own. I’m likely going to build a 9A since I’d be a new pilot when it’s done.
I’m guessing insurance would be a nightmare if I’m a freshly minted pilot, and I couldn’t even train in the 9 if I wanted to since I couldn’t fly off the initial 40 hrs myself. Has anyone else built before getting your PPL? What big gotchas do I need to think about for this scenario? Am I crazy? I’ve just started and stopped this dream of building so many times, I really want to finally get moving on it!