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description: Not a whole one. A one fifth share in a 1977 Cessna 172N. Here's why it's one of the better decisions I've made in aviation
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Not a whole one. Let's be clear about that before the wife reads this.

I bought a one fifth share in a 1977 Cessna 172N. G-DCKK. Based at Elstree. And honestly I think one of the better decisions I've made in aviation, which given some of my decisions in aviation is admittedly a low bar.

The share model makes sense for most GA pilots at my level. You can get cheap access to an aircraft without the eye-watering cost of owning one outright. The idea is you split the costs of the annuals, the insurance, and hopefully the unexpected bills.

And you get to share the joy and the pain in roughly equal measure.

What the video doesn't fully capture is the emotional side of it. Walking out to an aircraft and knowing it's partly yours. That it has your name on the paperwork. That the people who fly it share your slightly irrational love of a 47 year old Cessna that could generously be described as characterful.

It is the start of a journey. Why not come along for the ride?

Some things in aviation are worth the cost. KK is one of them.

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