AVCANADA

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Hey, welcome to the board, If you're going to be starting your PPL in the future, you're in for a hell of a ride. Just make sure you take it seriously. It's not easy but it is the most rewarding thing you'll ever do.

A good rule of thumb is a small plane like a 172 will cut your drive time about in half. So maybe 3.5 hrs flight for a 7 hr drive. But there may be weather, there may be headwinds, etc. It won't always be the best option to fly.

And even though some of these people are having a little bit of fun with you here, they're right You're gonna have to start off a lot smaller than a plane that can carry 6 other people (plus gear I assume?) You're looking at an Otter at least...and good luck with that! The comment about winning the lotto is accurate. Not to mention you'll need years of experience in smaller, less powerful machines.

Start off slow, find a good place to get your PPL (it'll be cheaper to do it on wheels initially).

Visit this board everyday, and read read read read read read read! When you're done, read again. Click on topics that interest you, even if they're 5 years old, the info is just as valuable.

What you need to even consider something like this -- deep pockets (like a loto winner) and be using it for a cottage and more importantly lots of supervision and training because what you are doing is daydreaming - the reality is that a new private license and a float rating will not give you the skill set to jump into something like this. It's like turning a 16 year old loose on the autobahn in an F1 -- maybe you are sixteen --

Plan for at least $13,000 for the PPL to be on the safe side, at least out here in Alberta on a 172. Not so sure about Ontario, perhaps more with the extra tax out there?

Not quite sure what you mean by 'oblivious to the expense'...?

As for making money 'in the right trade', if you actually mean literally 'a trade', then yeah sure, you can make the money. However, if by that you mean something shady or illegal, I would be very cautious if your plan is to get a job in the industry. From what I hear it's a very small industry and everyone knows everyone. If you have a criminal record do you think anybody will feel good about sending you out in a multi-million dollar machine with freight and passengers that trust you with their lives? Think very hard about the decisions you make. I'd be very wary of even getting a speeding ticket to be honest. If you break laws driving a car, what will prevent you from breaking laws flying a plane? There are a hell of a lot more laws in the air, and the consequences can be a hell of a lot worse. Again, think very hard about this.



Yea there's a lot of ways to make money that's another story ..I never said anything about illegal and don't plan on doing anything illegal! Obvious meaning I'm aware that maintenance and expensiences are probably not cheap lol.. And I don't plan on flying for a job more for a hobby. And yes it will be used to get to my cottage! I'm not an idiot , if I gave the wrong impression ! Just a newb when it comes to planes and flying , like I said I'm here to learn about flying and all to do with it. that's all
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Thanks everyone for your help .. I plan to read and learn more about flying and planes.

Time to spare, go by air! Nuff said