Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 11 minutes ago
The rent vs. buy decision can be a hard one, but after a decade of thinking about it, I think it can be a pretty simple 3-step process to arrive at your answer. I rented airplanes for a long time before buying my Cessna 182 in 2016, and I'm both glad that I rented when I did, and bought when I did! I hope this video helps you in your decision making process.
Chapters:
0:00 The Rent vs. Buy Decision
0:36 Three Question Approach
1:14 Frequency
2:50 Freedom
4:38 Financials
4:55 Break-Even
5:58 Living Within My Means
7:40 Next Steps
7:52 What Kind of Airplane
8:25 Specific Ownership Costs
9:11 How Airplanes Are Priced
9:52 Step-by-Step Process
10:43 New Courses Coming Soon!
11:14 Next Steps
Additional resources mentioned in the video:
8:10 - Which Airplane Would You Choose: youtu.be/W2xbP9P5RD0
8:42 - 7 Airplanes You Can Own and Fly for $40/Day: youtu.be/5XDaePTxJYk
9:26 - How Airplanes Are Priced: youtu.be/zKv6cNc3RD0
10:30 - Join waiting list for upcoming courses on how to buy an airplane and how I make income from side hustles to pay for my flying: airplaneacademy.com/join
If you want to know more about me (Charlie), here's my bio and aviation bucket list: airplaneacademy.com/charlie-gasmire
Looking for 1:1 help? Check out airplaneacademy.com/hire-charlie and we can talk anything aviation or entrepreneurship related.
The rent vs. buy decision can be a hard one, but after a decade of thinking about it, I think it can be a pretty simple 3-step process to arrive at your answer. I rented airplanes for a long time before buying my Cessna 182 in 2016, and I'm both glad that I rented when I did, and bought when I did! I hope this video helps you in your decision making process.
Chapters:
0:00 The Rent vs. Buy Decision
0:36 Three Question Approach
1:14 Frequency
2:50 Freedom
4:38 Financials
4:55 Break-Even
5:58 Living Within My Means
7:40 Next Steps
7:52 What Kind of Airplane
8:25 Specific Ownership Costs
9:11 How Airplanes Are Priced
9:52 Step-by-Step Process
10:43 New Courses Coming Soon!
11:14 Next Steps
Additional resources mentioned in the video:
8:10 - Which Airplane Would You Choose: youtu.be/W2xbP9P5RD0
8:42 - 7 Airplanes You Can Own and Fly for $40/Day: youtu.be/5XDaePTxJYk
9:26 - How Airplanes Are Priced: youtu.be/zKv6cNc3RD0
10:30 - Join waiting list for upcoming courses on how to buy an airplane and how I make income from side hustles to pay for my flying: airplaneacademy.com/join
If you want to know more about me (Charlie), here's my bio and aviation bucket list: airplaneacademy.com/charlie-gasmire
Looking for 1:1 help? Check out airplaneacademy.com/hire-charlie and we can talk anything aviation or entrepreneurship related.
