Wow, it's amazing how much someone can get wrong in just one post! Nicely done.
Old aircraft price: $28,000
Hourly operating direct cost, fuel and oil: $50
Hourly operating indirect cost: ~ $30 based on 250 hours/year
Since I do most of the work on my plane, and have it signed off by the A&P, my maint costs are relatively flat. Yes, they are strict, but not really expensive if one is handy.
Oh, and while it sounds complex, a runway is just a wide piece of road. I've graded a road with a box blade before, for now the only job is grubbing out the current stuff. I would say a twice per year grading will keep the grass out.
I'm not going to be there constantly, I live most of the time in N TX where the plane is hangared, just long weekends, maybe a summer break and once in a while for a winter ski trip, if there's not too much snow on the ground.
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