I agree with all of your positions. Unfortunately, I know a few people who got in way over their heads in ownership. I think that they were never told about and probably didn't ask what the true costs were. They add up quickly. Also, this analysis taught me how buying the right plane is important, a...

That looks great! I wish I knew that existed before I started on my own. Without a doubt, www.aircraftcostanalysis.com has the advantage of being professional. This one I created has the advantage of being free (and fundamentally flawed, of course). I edited the sheet to include an input for a first...

I developed a spreadsheet that calculates the cost of buying with cash versus buying with financing, and compares those two options to renting based upon user defined variables. I hope this is of some entertainment value to the users of this forum. The user enters all of the following variables and ...