My Dad actually made money by purchasing his own airplane, getting his private license, and then selling the airplane when he was finished for a profit.
This reminds me about the fellow who "made a small fortune in aviation". To do it, he needed to start with a large fortune.
Airplanes can and sometimes do appreciate in value, but
if you are honest in your accounting methods, they
are very poor investments. The costs associated with
repairs and upgrades almost always massively outweigh
whatever seems like a profit.
