This week, commercial pilot Sam Weigel takes a look at the pros and cons of owning your own aircraft while building flight hours. [Screenshot]
Key Takeaways:
Owning an aircraft for flight training and hour building can be rewarding but comes with inherent risks.
The article features Airline Captain Sam Weigel's personal experience of navigating unexpected challenges while owning a 1953 Piper Pacer for time building.
A significant concern is the potential for substantial financial setbacks (e.g., $20,000) that could jeopardize a pilot's career before it even starts.
Owning your own aircraft for flight training and building flight hours can be wildly rewarding, but it also comes with risks.
Airline captain Sam Weigel shares his experience of owning a 1953 Piper Pacer while he was building hours early on and how he navigated an unexpected turn of events.
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Sam Weigel has been an airplane nut since an early age, and when he's not flying the Boeing 737 for work, he enjoys going low and slow in vintage taildraggers. He and his wife live west of Seattle, where they are building an aviation homestead on a private 2,400-foot grass airstrip.
