I'm getting close to my first plane purchase and have filled out the spreadsheet on operating, re-occurring etc costs and so far no major surprises.
Then after reading several trip reports from fellow 150-152 pilots, I keep seeing statements like, "then x, y, or z broke..." So how much fudge factor needs to be set aside for these oops type items?
I'm planning on about a fair amount of time building as my daughter and I both finish our licenses and hopefully progress through IFR.
Or, should we just keep renting our 4 hrs per week? Thanks for your thoughts and sage advice.
