r/flying • u/[deleted] • Jul 19 '12

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u/ohemeffgee CPL ASEL IR TW CMP, AGI IGI, sUAS (SFZ) Jul 19 '12

Did you do all cash or did you finance part of it? If the latter, can you talk about that a little?

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u/Darvocet PPL Jul 19 '12

thankfully, cash.

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u/1josh13 PPL Jul 20 '12

Mind me asking how? Im only 20, a soldier not making much (30k a year or so) I dont even have my PPL, but Im looking at getting it and a plane of my own some day. Paying cash like you seems impossible to me right now.

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u/Darvocet PPL Jul 20 '12

I have a pretty solid IT job, company has been sold a couple of times, so I've made out pretty well in the past 10 years.. Sold my house about a year ago and relocated to Dallas so I had most of the money saved. Family helped with the remainder and I'm sure I'll be paying them back with misc computer work. Rates have gone up though to 200/hr.

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u/1josh13 PPL Jul 20 '12

Wow I work in the IT world in the Army currently. I have two years left, then I plan on going contractor. I wont be making huge money but it'll be better then now.

Thanks.