Lol Being rich helps. But really you don’t have to be. Depends on priorities. If you have a passion, you find a way. I’m far from rich but I also built my own plane. Seats my wife, 3 kids and myself and cruise 145 knots all under $18,000. I don’t own a fancy car though.
@0Tony1 Жыл бұрын
@@brettgerber795 what kit was it?
@isaacparadis7951 Жыл бұрын
@@heyden-d8g yes, but maintenance is extremely more expensive for planes than for cars.
@brettgerber795 Жыл бұрын
@@0Tony1 fixed gear Velocity SE with a bench insert in the back over the bucket seats. Bought the kit at an estate auction and great deal on a 105hour O-360 from a plane that was being parted out in 2014.
@Name-ot3xw Жыл бұрын
eh, if you can buy a new car you can buy a plane instead if you so wish.
@GalacticGD Жыл бұрын
Final step: don't die
@CaptinPatates4 ай бұрын
Final step: don’t be an alcoholic and learn how to fly
@videogameplayer05523 ай бұрын
Flying is not that dangerous as long to as one is responsible and takes it seriously. I just had a solo flight today where I flew the plane over 50 miles to another airport, and everything went well. At the end of the day, everything in life bears some level of risk, and personally, I feel safer in the plane where I have a much greater level of control, compared to the road where one is often at the mercy of other driver’s decisions. I can’t control if someone chooses to drive under the influence or while texting, but aviation is very structured and professional and a highly controlled environment.
@tombickers Жыл бұрын
Similar to boats, the two best days of owning a plane are the day you buy it and the day you sell it!
@MegaZboo8 ай бұрын
couldn’t believe I actually lived without a boat at one time. About the only way to get away from people without traveling far.
@benderoo64337 ай бұрын
If you actually like what you’re doing then owning a boat or plane is worth it
@andrewhoughton86067 ай бұрын
Boat better certainly if sail yacht
@aaronkaplan32207 ай бұрын
Not true, me and my father boat for a grand with a 300 hours on the v8 and we spent so much time just too get it sea worthy but we’ve had it for years and we still love it !! You just need the passion
@thecanadianavee8r6606 ай бұрын
I think landing my float plane at the oshkosh seaplane base next to hawaii mars with my dad was the best day so far. The day i sell it will be a sad day if i ever do. What a stupid saying.
@jjojo2004 Жыл бұрын
It’s PASSION!! It doesn’t have to make sense, unless your an airline! 😂
@farazalam3325 Жыл бұрын
It has to make monetary sense. Consider this, If I continue getting what I earn today and not spend at all, I'll save enough to buy this plane in 15 years.
@Chillycloth Жыл бұрын
@@farazalam3325 gotta come work with us bro. Im in SaaS. Every single guy on our team could afford these costs. Hope you like cold calling, Lol!
@farazalam3325 Жыл бұрын
@@Chillycloth I'm a doctor, not an engineer. The real problem is weak currency and airplanes are always in USD, never local currency
@snorttroll43798 ай бұрын
your just in a poor country. doing unuseful work. do work that people actually will pay you for.@@farazalam3325
@RealSerie267 ай бұрын
Yes, it has to make financial sense. In fact, you should strive for only doing things that make sense.
@aerohk Жыл бұрын
Best and quickest way to build hours. Instruct students on the side to make them pay for the cost. Killing it girl
@annad51305 ай бұрын
That’s another certification though. You can’t teach just bc you fly.
@stevenfoster9402 Жыл бұрын
WHERE do you get a $44,000 airplane?? I will get one ASAP
@galerinha7 ай бұрын
It's anual costs
@muhammadsteinberg6 ай бұрын
That was a reasonable price for a cherokee 180 prior to covid. I brought my 172 for $68k.
@khay2210Ай бұрын
There are airplanes for that and even cheaper, you just have to google it. They are relatively old though and mostly 2 seaters
@evanwindom326511 ай бұрын
Hangar fees, insurance, annual inspections -- all of those happen whether the airplane leaves the ground or not. Then there are the ADs, expendables like oil, filters, and tires, and the stuff you don't count on like the rock chip in the piston of your nose gear strut that shreds the seal and causes all the fluid to drain out. Crack in the fuel pump? Yeah, that one's a party, too. Audio panel goes on the fritz? They don't give those away for Christmas, either. After I owned the airplane free and clear, I averaged three years of expenses, and came up with $695/month just to have the thing sit outside on the ramp, NOT counting laying money aside for replacement of timed-life components like props and engines. I dearly LOVED my Hawk XP with the 210hp STC, but in the 2006 economy, with a house under construction, I just couldn't justify it. Man, I miss that airplane... but not the associated worries and expenses.
@MasterCarguy44-pk2dq9 ай бұрын
Yearly maintenance/annuals= 3k-6k. Hangar=2k, oil=1k, registration usually a few hundred a yr, and Ins though not required= 2k+/-, plus recurrancy checks every 24 mo (it should be every 6), It adds up. Get a IFR ratibg and ins drops 30-40%
@rickduvall9265 Жыл бұрын
Flying airplanes was the most expensive hobby I could possibly have chosen. So I bought my daughter a horse instead.
@sigma.sigma.sigma3 Жыл бұрын
That’s probably going to be just as expensive
@RedPillRealist Жыл бұрын
I'll up the anti. Model Railroading
@JohnBorden-fu6my7 ай бұрын
is that horse a Pegasus fly baby fly
@mixter7x73 ай бұрын
1 - Insurance $$$$$!!!! 2 - Hangar/ storage 3 - Fuel - Avgas 100LL is currently over $6 per gal. 4 - Yearly annual inspections are $2000 +++. None of this includes ramp fees or rental vehicles to drive when you reach your intended destination. The way to effectively own a small aircraft is through your business so all your costs are in written off on your business.
@IGrocker2 ай бұрын
It’s $4.50-$5.50/gallon here in Wisconsin
@mixter7x72 ай бұрын
@@IGrocker I've seen over 2 - 3 $$$ per gallon difference between large and rural airports around the country.
@TimSmith-uc4pk8 ай бұрын
Kay is a gorgeous pilot. Continued success on your flying Kay.
@carlapeterson505610 ай бұрын
Heck yeah! Daddy had several. It was a blessing to fly each of them
@dmanduff9108 Жыл бұрын
Very tough to be an airplane owner if you're a blue-collar breadwinner for your family. I've had my license for 11 years...and still don't have enough extra money to buy a plane. 😔
@cpmvmaker19 ай бұрын
Hope you get the opportunity to do so! Maybe get a small sport plane?
@dmanduff91089 ай бұрын
@cpmvmaker1 I've considered it...thing is, I enjoy doing things with my family, that means I need a 4-seater...which obviously comes with extra cost and such
@snorttroll43798 ай бұрын
buy one with 10 others. then take turns flying paying passengers.
@dmanduff91088 ай бұрын
@snorttroll4379 I've considered that too...although without a commercial license I can't legally charge passengers, other than for their share of fuel costs per flight.
@snorttroll43798 ай бұрын
hmm. that should be against the constitution. hampering commerce or something@@dmanduff9108
@randybedard4113 Жыл бұрын
It's like any passion you have, mine, was racing cars. You budget to do the things you love.
@flexibilityosu Жыл бұрын
She is an OF girl she isint budgetting lol
@Baby_eater12311 ай бұрын
@@flexibilityosulink?
@buckwild0078 Жыл бұрын
#4 a parachute.
@leedempster47436 ай бұрын
If you put rainax on all your windows that will also help a lot. With the rain
@TopODaMernin22 күн бұрын
Rainx leaves a film that diffuses light. Very dangerous to put on an airplane windshield
@RinkyRoo2021 Жыл бұрын
Maybe check the logs to see that you dont get to pay for a prop or engine overhaul right away
@christopherfreeman3357 Жыл бұрын
One of my pilot buddies rent out his airplanes to flight schools and charter services and makes a lot.
@videogameplayer05523 ай бұрын
I’d love to buy a plane one day. I’m currently about to finish the requirements for my private pilot license and I passed the instrument written exam as well. Once I become an airline pilot, it would be nice to own a small plane for leisure trips.
@shanehiggins30337 ай бұрын
Because of the Piaggio p180...I will learn to fly and work towards that incredible goal
@Sterling962 ай бұрын
Don't forget about you'r maintenance cost... get your A&P and be your own mechanic after 3 years get your I.A. and save on maintenance and annual inspections by doing it yourself.
@PiggyBankes-ex5uz Жыл бұрын
Rodents in the wing? That's a new one for me. Pretty scary. I've seen what they do in engine compartments.
@TheWildWookiee4 ай бұрын
Don’t forget the overhaul price just another 20,000 on your engine
@PopsCustomSignsLLC Жыл бұрын
Love to eat at the Gulf Coast Regional Airport.
@lucasfransen2363 Жыл бұрын
I have a piper archer just like her here’s how it breaks down per hour: 42 dollars for fuel 15 for engine 17 for future maintenance and expenses, so right a round 70-80 bucks
@keithrickson85225 ай бұрын
Popped tires? I'm always getting flat spots myself. And changing brake pads every few weeks for some reason.
@ActiveX_VR Жыл бұрын
plus’s the 100 and 50 hour inspections, i strive to be an aeronautical mechanic.
@ExtremeRecluse10 ай бұрын
Spend the same amount on a good used experimental and get 2x the performance.
@SC-JessieGirl Жыл бұрын
Ur living my dream 🙌
@jamesboston7457 Жыл бұрын
It’s definitely passion if you love it and you must then do what you love
@FlyWithKay Жыл бұрын
It is my passion. I love flying! :)
@Perich29 Жыл бұрын
Before buying a small Plane, make shure you have a mechanic like Scotty Kilmer here to check out the plane and make shure the plane is not wrecked, flooded, or stolen and its been properly maintain, and if he says its OK go ahead and buy it.
@jdsbees3257 Жыл бұрын
Scotty’s not an A&P mechanic, he’s an auto mechanic.
@zenshy2139 Жыл бұрын
@@jdsbees3257 it's a yoke
@jdsbees3257 Жыл бұрын
@@zenshy2139 ROFL! I’m laying in the hospital, about 10 hours after a very serious and complex back surgery, and I’m pumped full of dilaudid, took me a minute to let that one soak in! LOL I’m one of those lucky individuals who’s high school had Aviation as an elective course, I no longer fly due to reasons related to a not too long ago back injury and the medication required, but I got my license a long long time ago. Thanks for the giggle, your yoke was better than his!
@johnfairchild3421 Жыл бұрын
Kay good morning. Houston
@FlyWithKay Жыл бұрын
Good morning!
@morrisdennis Жыл бұрын
A engine rebuild is like 30k Insurance & annual inspection 2
@oltsu1234 Жыл бұрын
If one lives in the north like me (Finland) you gotta deal with a lot more issues. For example ice, weather, etc
@FlyWithJerseyMike Жыл бұрын
We have that all over the U.S
@ToDALOOOOO Жыл бұрын
Hey I have a question do you get paid from the plane company your are in?
@thurodex7 ай бұрын
Noice!! Yep you’re definitely brave to buy an airplane, or some thing I would never do! But I do fly for a living been doing it for 43 years. So yes it’s a brave act to buy an airplane
@davidmejia7646 Жыл бұрын
Give me a ride !!!❤❤❤
@Jeef1616 Жыл бұрын
What aircraft do you own?
@LMays-cu2hp6 ай бұрын
Looking good.😊
@paulgrisez5834 Жыл бұрын
I agree with numer 2
@lupedominguez2928 Жыл бұрын
Invest and bring soda from Mexico to the USA one trip u can buy 20 lil reds
@Agent5664 Жыл бұрын
If i have a airplane when i take off I'll say "Houston we have liftoff" and when i land I'll say" Houston we have touchdown
@dragankarastojkovic34569 ай бұрын
What models and year you have for such money?
@preachingjesusministry72012 ай бұрын
Yup is worth
@SeriouslyGreatVideos Жыл бұрын
You are a real beautiful angel....... love you.... John from NJ
@martydrooo Жыл бұрын
Thank you John from New Jersey
@Orion21113 Жыл бұрын
I’m hoping you say no pilot license spot just make a video about it
@381delirius9 ай бұрын
Nobody talks about the hangar cost
@paulcollins91976 ай бұрын
Well done kay
@duskyman1 Жыл бұрын
Join a club is the only way to do it, and you get to choose from several different types. I knew one guy who had a 172rg.... That he owned out right, by himself, paid for everything.
@fn0rd-f5o9 ай бұрын
Love indeed
@samuelsubba802 Жыл бұрын
I like your video
@baomid7 Жыл бұрын
First, lol I love airplanes
@cm5838 Жыл бұрын
Rodents in the wing? Did I hear that right?
@DigitalLockwood Жыл бұрын
What do you do when you need to use the bathroom?
@FlyWithKay Жыл бұрын
Land😂
@CotyWK9 ай бұрын
They have shares you can do with friends like some people do vacation homes. You get four friend groups together and only have to put up $11,000 and get to fly it three months out of the year.
@williamnoel6291 Жыл бұрын
Been flying since '66'! 😁
@tumanakohoromona5748 Жыл бұрын
Yes
@userboeing75729 күн бұрын
What plane do you have?
@michaelellsworth1224 Жыл бұрын
She inspires me so much
@Cheomega7 ай бұрын
Is this the price of new or used, what about storage fee and airport fees
@AaronHuffmanPerson10 ай бұрын
I'm saving up now, it's tough!
@theoldaviator3 ай бұрын
So it cost 44. How much did you put into it in avionics and upgrades? And would you be better served by something burning 5 to 6 gallons per hour?
@bloojacket42849 ай бұрын
Rodents in the wing??
@jay4201203461003 Жыл бұрын
We freaking love u Cherokee 773
@terryross1602 Жыл бұрын
what do you spend on annual inspections and insurance.
@AML182 Жыл бұрын
Gas prices be so high
@harrisonsingh539 Жыл бұрын
What airplane do you have
@100GTAGUY Жыл бұрын
Cost is 100% of the reason I can't afford to fly lol I couldn't imagine spending twice the amount I made last year on fuel alone, and that's not even accounting for purchase price and other operating costs, maintence, inspections, certification etc.
@Kaysmama411 Жыл бұрын
Love it!❤
@flierbill Жыл бұрын
Time
@CountryKid125 Жыл бұрын
My dad wants a plane. He can fly a piper warrior and a Cessna. What plane do you recommend for him?
@alexbuhmann Жыл бұрын
Yes. Consider having a ton of money.
@fjsimmons8365 Жыл бұрын
That airport is just a few miles down the road.
@Therealwk Жыл бұрын
I think it’s more than worth it
@747sarecool7 ай бұрын
Imma buy one
@davem53336 ай бұрын
Point to remember about the $44,000 purchase price: That is probably the lowest price it will ever be. Put $40k in a car. Drive around the block lose $5,000
@Marshx-hc9fx Жыл бұрын
Yes I want to be a pilot some day. I’m 11.
@LarySeeAircraft Жыл бұрын
I want to buy a Swedish SK60 😅
@twdedits20109 ай бұрын
If it’s passion it’s okay to have life long debt
@riley-zu6ul Жыл бұрын
My grandad is teaching me how to fly, he is a retired thunderbird pilot. Luckily I don’t have to pay for anything as far as I know😅
@FlyWithKay Жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh that’s awesome!
@kenlu9937 ай бұрын
The very first step is to be~ Rich!
@GreenCargos Жыл бұрын
What plane do you pilot?
@Hondagamergirl Жыл бұрын
What about hanger rental fees?
@micoasters Жыл бұрын
My dream is owning a p51, I know that won’t happen tho. So I’ll just take the ride I have in the b17 yankee lady instead
@maggietravels79698 ай бұрын
I wanna learn how to fly what would u recommend tonstart
@bradjohnston980010 ай бұрын
Yes worth it.
@larrysouthern5098 Жыл бұрын
Heck Yeah!!!! 🐦
@adameverythinggames Жыл бұрын
Why is the gas blue
@Orion21113 Жыл бұрын
You better make a video on this do you need a pilot license to own and fly a private airplane do you need a pilot license or can you just buy an airplane flight because it’s yours
@1chumley1 Жыл бұрын
Get a powered parachute and keep it in an enclosed trailer.
@davereynolds7070 Жыл бұрын
I do
@justinyounker3808 Жыл бұрын
It’s like boats I don’t need to have one if I’ve got friends that have one ;)
@aaronfulton3772 Жыл бұрын
Please take me flying 😊
@jqladАй бұрын
You flew 30,000 + miles in that thing in a year, dayum
@kevinknight4987 Жыл бұрын
I love flying could u take me up sometime I’m a pretty big fan
@jshuffield7 ай бұрын
4. A daddy with a bunch of money helps too
@FlyWithKay7 ай бұрын
Or a mommy if you want to get real technical😂
@ma.pazsusangalang9779 Жыл бұрын
Are u gonna use lil red for ever? Are u not gonna upgrade to a Airliner?
@mx4menot4u Жыл бұрын
You left out one of the largest costs and that’s maintenance, inspections, overhauls, annuals, 100 hours (if used for paying passengers). You’ll spend the aircrafts price ($44k) or more per year depending on flight hours.
@brandonvankampen5588 Жыл бұрын
You will not spend 44k a year on maintenance..
@mx4menot4u Жыл бұрын
@@brandonvankampen5588 if you need a overhaul you’ll spend more then that lol
@skydvrboy Жыл бұрын
Even with an overhaul you wouldn’t spend that much. My Mooney normally runs about $4k in annual inspection and maintenance. My worst year was $10k, which included a prop overhaul. Engine overhaul fire that plane
@skydvrboy Жыл бұрын
That engine can be overhauled for under $30k at any reputable shop.