Thanks all, didn't realize I had more replies, bit late checking back in.Kejidog wrote: ↑Fri Nov 01, 2019 9:34 pm Good advice above from all but I have a question. Unless you are apparently more rich than your average east coaster where do you expect to find a partner willing to allow a low time basically a student buy into and fly solo a sr22 or a well equipped 182? And do yo know of how few actual aircraft are around the maritime provinces? Nobody i have met locally is looking to offer this type of arrangement, i know because i am looking for a bonanza to purchase with a partner in NS. I think unless you have some very well monied close friends you’re not going to find a partner to pursue this lofty goal. Most people i have met around here flying are either too poor, too cheap, or too anal, to partner with.
Be like me. Buy a cheap 2 or 4 seater and train and get your ppl in it and save the money on Tuition from MFC. Fly the shit out of it and see where you end up. I’ve put close to 400 hours on my 172 since i bought it in 2016 with 10 hours dual. Soloed in it got my ppl in it night rating in it and now working on my commercial.
What you want to do is lofty but you need to be realistic. Ask your well respected buddy how he got his considerable hours. I bet it was military or on someone else’s dime. And if he is so competent maybe he,s an instructor.
This is a fair point, however I will say that money is not really an issue here (within reason), and I guess that does make me ''more rich than your average east coaster'' as you state. I don't mind spending the money to become a better pilot. It's as simple as that. I have the resources to buy my own plane, but would rather be with a partner to gain some mentorship and knowledge from him as well.
The reason I started this thread was because the idea of a potential partnership was ''offered' to me with the path laid out in my original post as acceptable conditions to him being comfortable with me as a partner. The window for that partnership may not be around forever so this was the reason for the 1-year window to get these ratings done.
I think another reason that this path was suggested to me was to get the maximum amount of hours under my belt prior to joining a partnership. i.e. put the training hours on someone else's plane. In my area, the only way to get flight time is by owning or going to flight school. There are no rental operations around here. Closest being Truro Flying Club as far as I can tell which is very inconvenient.