[Dan Nunn]

Interesting, thanks for the info! It really only would be me+wife flying.

[Retired COB]

Interesting, thanks for the info! It really only would be me+wife flying.

I hate to break it to you, but 1 + 1 don't always equal 2. You may be looking for a four seater before too long!

Enjoy your flying. If you own your own airplane and can justify any business use, you can compete on short runs with commercial fares. You can't beat the convenience of scheduling your own departure and return plus you don't have to mess with the check-in hassle. Be careful though, claiming a private aircraft for business use is a red flag for the IRS.

[cpdiii]

If you want to go someplace fly commercial. If you want to go someplace and can afford it, get your instrument ticket and keep current and load up the family and go there in a rental plane. You must keep proficient otherwise you are a danger to yourself and your family. If you really want to fly like bird, get you glider pilot rating. It is cheaper and is the absolute feeling of freedom in the air. Real pilots leave there engines on the ground. :)

The most important skill you can learn is judgment. If things are marginal and you ask yourself, “should I fly today” the only correct answer is NO! Once you have a couple of hundred hours of flight time and think you are good at the game, realize that this is the point when you will start to make bad calls in judgment if you are not careful in assessing your skills.