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You can purchase a Cessna 150 for under $15k. And that's not a light sport.

• imbriaco 13y ago
  You should also point out that's a 20 year old Cessna 150.
  • fr0sty 13y ago
    The last Cessna 150 was made in 1977 so it would be at least 35 years old.
    • TheAnimus 13y ago
      And so what! The engine certainly would be more modern. I just had some excellent fun flying in a Piper Cub on Sunday, it's about 3 times my age. Planes are not like cars, entire chunks of them are replaced on a regular basis materials prone to rust and similar corrosion aren't normally used. It was my first time flying such a primitive old plane and honestly I hadn't had such fun since my first solo. I was walking round with such a grin. Old planes aren't bad at all. They are tried and tested, meanwhile this design doesn't exactly look as modern as a Diamond or similar cheap to run glider-come-airplane so it's hard to be excited in all honesty.
      • seanc722 13y ago
        Agreed. It's amazing the conditions of some of the Cessna's that come in to where I work... It's often insanely difficult to tell how old it is just by looking at it (Though not every aircraft is taken care of the same).