Every flight. Every lesson. Every cost. Documented in real time.
27.5 dual received 5.8 solo 28.7 cross-country 4.9 simulated instrument
Logged flights in N2015W run September 20, 2025 – December 20, 2025; the March 26, 2026 repositioning flight to the shop is not included above. Total hours logged includes all aircraft flown since 2021.
Month one of owning N2015W is behind me. Here is every dollar that came out of my pocket, with no rounding and no omissions. Month 1 Actual Costs Item Amount Notes LMCU Loan Payment $693.55 First payment Insurance (annual, paid in full) $9,245.29 AIG / National Union Fire — Sept 2025–Sept 2026 Tiedown $79.88 Page…
In September 2025, I bought a 1965 Beechcraft S35 Bonanza. I did not have my private pilot certificate. I had a student pilot certificate, a stack of ground school material, and a firm belief that the right way to learn to fly was in the actual airplane I intended to own. This is the post…
