i'm finding that more and more friends and family are attracting to flying with me so the extra seats will really come in handy. if i could have afforded it i would keep it and let my friends and family who are so interested, use it as a free trainer, but i can't. and i guess that's due to my greedy side who decided to do a killer garmin upgrade in the 172. you know this just means that on the fly-ins i can make, i'll have an extra passenger or 2 and lugage for us all when we get there.