Building Time, I need help!

AkAv8or

AkAv8or

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I'm looking to build 150 hrs ASAP in a SE A/C to get to 500hrs. Looking to split, rent (cheap, tired of paying 160/hr), safety pilot, ferry anything. I have a Commercial SEL with an instrument rating. I'm located in WA and able to fly to the lower 48 and AK, its always nice to non-rev. Tried to do the CFI thing and i'm just not into it, any info would be greatly appreciated. THX
 
lol, blame it on the cold that I have...or maybe I was just testing your math.

Regardless, still a better idea to buy, use and then sell a cheap 150
 
charlie_mike said:
lol, blame it on the cold that I have...or maybe I was just testing your math.

Regardless, still a better idea to buy, use and then sell a cheap 150
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I wonder how hard it is to sell a 150. It would be neat though to have the flexibility to travel where ever you you'd like!


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Look at mom and pop schools, and see if they'd be interested in buying a 150 from you 2-3 months out. There's a local shop, that's interested in buying one they'd like to use for training. If I were in a similar situation as the OP. I'd buy a plane they'd be willing to buy from me a couple months out, with a decent mid time engine. Fly the crap out of it for my hours, then sell it to them.
 
i agree. i bought a plane to build time in. built the time for around $40 per hour. much cheaper than renting. still own the plane though.. have a tailwheel endorsement?
 
Sam Thompson said:
Sleeping Giant Flying Club at HLN has a 150 for $36/hr wet.
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How much is it to join the club? I checked out the website and they have some incredibly cheap rates. I am interested in coming out from California and doing a time build if they allow it.

C182 for $79...wow

I would love to build some extra 182 time for some jump pilot jobs.
 
Tach usually runs when the throttle is above a certain rpm such as 1500rpm. So it really doesn't run when taxiing or decending from altitude. Hobbs runs whenever the master is on. So if you can pay for "tach" and log the "Hobbs" you are doing pretty good.
 
jgheggie said:
Tach usually runs when the throttle is above a certain rpm such as 1500rpm. So it really doesn't run when taxiing or decending from altitude. Hobbs runs whenever the master is on. So if you can pay for "tach" and log the "Hobbs" you are doing pretty good.
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Incorrect, a tach meter moves all the time. It just moves proportionally to engine RPM, so at a 500 RPM idle it moves 1/5 the speed it does at a 2500 RPM climb. They are calibrated so they match real time at a specific RPM, usually that of an average cruise power setting for that airplane. Hobbs meters can be set up a number of different ways. Usually they are activated by an oil pressure switch so they run only when the engine is turning. They can also be set up to an airspeed switch so they run when the airplane is above a set airspeed (usually about 30 knots), or to a squat switch. Furthermore, they are often set directly off of the battery through a fuse, rather than off the main bus, so they will run regardless of whether or not the master is on.
 
Right. Moves slower...not actually off. Sorry. Regardless, all of my experience with renting aircraft and going through flight training always has the Hobbs at a higher number. Typically when I would fly 2.0 Hobbs the tach only rolls to about 1.6. That's why tach is more related to maintenance and pilots/students log Hobbs. So my point is still the same. If you can pay for tach but log the Hobbs then you will be loging more than what you are paying for.
 
Two skinny pilots in the Tomahawk @ 6500 cross county gets you down to 5 gph + oil....~$18 per hour each
My hangar partner considering listing his PA-38 for sale.
 
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