Buying an airplane is a lot like buying a house and not much like buying a car. At least that’s what people with years of experience in general aviation have told me for years. And it makes sense, as small aircraft can easily cost as much as the family homestead.
However, I find the search for my ideal aircraft to be more akin to getting married. Few transactions in life can bring on such an extreme range of excitement, elation, doubt, and horror. But it’s the process—the planning and coordination—that really takes me back to the weeks leading to our wedding day.
