If you are convinced you have to be extremely rich to own an airplane, you might be wrong, according to this video from Automotive Territory, Trending News and Car Reviews.
This 11-minute video profiles 10 airplanes — from ready to fly to kit planes — that are priced on par with some luxury cars.
Some of the aircraft included are the XCub from CubCrafters, the ICON A5, the Zenith STOL CH 650, the Super Legend HP, and the Pipistrel Panthera.
Check it out below, then let us know in the comments which airplanes were missed and should be considered as affordable options.
Yep, all new production airplanes are way overpriced — especially the legacy makers. Just have to roll your own and build if you want a lower price with higher performance. Go Vans
I’ve got about 15k in my ‘59 Cessna 150. Good Saturday plane and after 3-4 hours flying can still afford a beer after putting it in the hangar.
The Super Petrel is fully loaded at a current and competitive $175,000 (The Icon is now priced $250,000-389,000).
It can be had now and our company is in the US.
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I will stick with my $35,000.00 180hp Cessna, (which is a great plane that suits all my needs), rather than spend that kind of money! Nice planes but I couldn’t justify the price even if I had access to that much money.
Too many good used Cessnas, Pipers, and many others on the market to even think about buying one of these overpriced toys at prices that exceed thge price of many new homes. If I paid that kind of money for one of these, I would grow to hate it and myself as well.
If people don’t buy new aircraft, then there is no used aircraft market, or maybe you guys missed that aspect. I bought used when I started out because it made sense. Now, if I bought used “I would grow to hate it and myself as well”. It’s all about dollars and value is always relative.
You can’t buy a pipistrel in the USA…and the first production units are still not being made. The ICON is a laughable and dangerous product double the price for what you get. The other sport planes are also $50k over priced. Check out the Aerotrek if you want new that’s affordable…below $80k.
Yeah. Sorry… not buying a plane that costs more than my home.
Well, if that luxury car is a Ferrari 488, then sure, I guess an Icon is the same price as a luxury car. And a Pipistrel Panthera is twice that.