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Re:Leaded fuel reduced IQ of children born before 1990 by mitigating on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @12:50PM (#28932936)
I looked into the cost of flight lessons in a small plane, the cost of using an airport runway, and fuel. It was extremely expensive to me and I make 6 figures.
Re:Leaded fuel reduced IQ of children born before 1990 by bananabreakfast on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @01:13PM (#28933228)
Then you have very different priorities than an airplane owner. You pay for plenty of things that are extremely expensive, you just choose different things.
Re:Leaded fuel reduced IQ of children born before 1990 by mrtranscendence on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @02:04PM (#28933848)
I too make six figures, and I don't think I do anything as expensive as completing flight school and co-owning a Cessna. I mean, my house is more expensive than that, I guess, and my car is (barely) more expensive than flight school might be, but surely amateur pilots have houses and cars too. About the only expense I have that might come close to serious flying as a hobby would be pets, but outside of the one time we had to pay for chemo for our dog it's not that expensive.
Re:Leaded fuel reduced IQ of children born before 1990 by deepsun on Thursday October 21, 2021 @02:30AM (#28941084)
What was your cost?

In US you can get a license for as low as $8k total. In expensive California, expensive SF Bay Area cost is around $15k total.

You're saying that amateur making six figures cannot find $15k for something they basically live for? Sounds very unlikely.

Btw, there's no cost of using airport runway, it's paid from your taxes.

Re:Leaded fuel reduced IQ of children born before 1990 by Eugr on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @03:21PM (#28934954)
There is no cost of using an airport runway, at least in the US...