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docandrew on Feb 9, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: The $20 an hour Cessna 172 experiment (2020)

It’s not just Cessnas. Besides the normal wear and tear of a plane that’s potentially 40 years old, most of the single-engine planes at a flight school are going to see extra abuse from all the student pilots.

fijiaarone on Feb 10, 2023 [–]

Student pilots = flying multiple trips several hours almost every day, on a tie down outside.

Compared to the doctor owner pilot who flies 1 hour to get a hamburger once or twice a year, and keeps it hangared the rest of the time.

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