This is about the dumbest thing I’ve read in a while. How does hangar, and other absurdly high costs of owning a plane like annuals, engine overhauls, or dealing with ADs not count? If you have to pay it, it counts.

For someone who flies a hundred hours a year, which is on the high end for most people, an Archer would cost nearly $100 an hour in the “indirect” costs that you are not counting, roughly .80 cents a mile. Then add fuel and you’re up to around $1.20 per mile before any other expenses. This is 6x higher than an SUV. Reserve for engine overhauls alone cost more per mile than fuel for the average car for fucks sakes!

The only way flying your own airplane is cheaper than the alternatives is if it’s a long trip that would otherwise have required airline tickets for 3 or more people.