Much like a boat, but on wheels, requiring constant repairs, & using overpriced parts.
Never own an airplane is all I can say
I hear you! And I have never owned an airplane, outright. I'm sure you're right on about airplanes.. Being a boater most of my life. I know first hand the expenses of boating. I sold my last boat a decade ago,, not soon enough. Besides having two Chevy 454 blocks that I had to rebuilt and two Borg Warner transmission overhauls. Between dock fees, winter storage, and fuel will pit a dent into any budget. It can easily burn $150.00 per hour's use in fuel alone...
Here's my last boat..
Picture wake on Sandusky Bay off Cedar Point...
I was standing on the stern of my docked boat, with a single boas between my craft and the boat that exploded on Mother's Day May 9, 1993. Three people were killed at Shooter's restaurant in Cleveland Ohio around noon. The boat's owner was new to boating and made a major mistake trying to start the generator. My passengers and I were not seriously hurt.
The best two day's in any boater's life is the day he purchases one, and the day he sells it..