That sounds about in line with what I am thinking. I talked with Bob a while ago. I told him that I would like something IFR and a step up from a 172. A Cardinal 177 or or similar would be good. Maybe even a 182 with the right price and condition. I would also like to do some occasional weekend trips and overnights.<br>
<br>George<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 9:06 AM, James Carlson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:carlsonj@workingcode.com">carlsonj@workingcode.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">Bob Irving wrote:<br>
> Lunch is better. Joe’s is pretty busy on Sat mornings – could be<br>
> difficult to make room for us.<br>
<br>
</div>I'm afraid I won't be able to make it to a meeting on the 7th. My<br>
father is ill, and has recently taken a turn for the worse, so I'm<br>
headed to Pittsburgh that weekend.<br>
<br>
As for an outline of what I'm looking for: I'm looking for a good 4-seat<br>
IFR platform. Glass would be nice to have, but not a deal-breaker if<br>
not present. I'd be willing to put up $15K as a buy-in for roughly<br>
1/8th share, at least for the right plane, and $150/month + $100/hour as<br>
somewhat flexible upper bounds. Cheaper would be nice, but not if it<br>
means lacking reasonable IFR tools.<br>
<br>
I expect to need at least a few hours (and maybe more than that) of dual<br>
time in the new aircraft to be safe, even if it's a model similar to the<br>
ones I'm flying now, so needing an endorsement for complex or<br>
high-performance isn't a problem.<br>
<br>
My goal is to be in the club (and plane) for quite some time, so getting<br>
the right one is important.<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
--<br>
James Carlson 42.703N 71.076W <<a href="mailto:carlsonj@workingcode.com">carlsonj@workingcode.com</a>><br>
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