I bought a Cessna 172 in Australia. how much it costs and how it looks

In this video, I pass on some of my experience after owning my Cessna 172 for 12 months in Australia.
See the video for all the details.
Cost breakdown for those AvGeeks:
Purchase price rage AUD $25k - $50k
Annual costs (94hrs):
Insurance $2500
Self-maintenance (25, 50, 75hrly) oil, filters and other approx = $2700
Storage $1200
Cleaning products $300
Landing fees approx = $420
Expected 100hrly/annual = $3000
Total for 2022 = $11120
I might do a video after the annual and explain the actual costs of operation in more detail so stay tuned.

[@Nick-fo1jg]

As an Aussie myself and a rookie with only 15 hours, your videos make me so excited for what’s to come in my flying journey!

[@OliverFlying]

Ahh that’s cool!! Yeah so much fun to be had, keep up the hard work and well hope to see you out there !!

[@TheChansovann]

Broo!!! Just the right video at the right time! Exactly what I'm looking, I'm from SA too!

[@rodneywilliams4024]

Hey champ ,the 2 venturi tubes on the side provide vacuum to power your DG & AH. Also early c172's were powered by continental O- 300, meaning they were carburated not Injected.

[@nickfarr691]

Grew up with a c172 as a kid living in Wst Qld. We flew from Djarra to Mount Isa in it sometimes. Nice to reminisce. Thanks

[@RifatBinSaroar]

Bruh, you know owning a plane itself is soo cool already. Honestly, when we see it, we will already get amazed at the fact you have one. I don't think we will care too much about the look.

[@harrisonturner1716]

Man where have the vids gone this is awesome!

[@spiro5327]

Hey Oliver, you are missing in action. Hope all is well. How about another video. Do you still have the yellow beast ? Thanks mate 😊

[@sherm0666]

Hay mate, thanks for making the video, I was looking at buying a C172 myself, I've actually found one (SA based also) not sure I could afford the $11k a year to keep it flying and serviceable.

[@MichaelBrodie68]

Love it! Great little plane. Love the '60's vibe - built to last with some TLC. Do you plan to upgrade avionics at some stage?

[@sajsingh5655]

Nice video and very honest, bro. Well done. I'm planning to learn to fly soon, do my best to get a RPL licence.. always been a dream ✨️

[@182driver]

Good move … I did the same with a 182 and just finished the engine rebuild… a few dollars there… you know when you put it away in the hangar at the end of the day and come back a few days later it will be in the same condition and nothing broken.

[@OliverFlying]

Yeah my level of confidence to take on marginal or hot weather is alot less than if I had a new power block and all the engine monitoring equipment you can get with it...

[@eggface17]

Living the Dream!! 😎

[@scottwaters2651]

l myself just missed out on bying a 172 like that, i wuld do the outside alright but l would leave the inside as is. l love the old school the best.

[@Blxz]

It's no DA62 but still a mighty fine little machine. Good pickup.

[@jamesca1980]

Hey Mate! Been watching your videos a fair bit super interesting. Thanks for putting them out there. How’s everything been the past year or so since passing your CPL and buying the Cessna?! Are you working in industry at all?

[@somerton123]

IO300 6 cylinder may produce less power than 4 cylinder but a lot less vibration that wears every thing out, gyros, flap tracks, pilot, smoother the better just my opinion for what its worth

[@justlitara]

Hey just wanted to know please . Can you pass your class 1 medical taking adhd meds ?

[@JasonRiley276]

Great video, thanks for the detailed walk around. Those stall horns look a lot like vacc generators...lol

[@OliverFlying]

Hahahaha fml 🤦‍♂️

[@OliverFlying]

Every time I post a video I learn something unintentionally… for some reason someone told me that was an additional stall horn obviously I just ran with it. If you ever find a equipment schematic for a 172h I’ll need to update my POH obviously 😂. Thanks and sorry for my tardiness

[@JasonRiley276]

@@OliverFlying all good. I’m sure you e got other things to do. I’ll have to check with my flight school with what info they have on the 4 x C172’s we got

[@MrMarkguth]

@@OliverFlyinghey mate I wouldn’t worry about, I bought it lol Congratulations on your ownership, love the retro colours. Living the dream 🇦🇺

[@taria4718]

Congrats ! My 12 year old is obsessed with becoming a pilot . What are the pathways ? Thanks

[@thecrisisfortruth]

I am looking for a cheap 172 , what do you think it costs per hour to operate including fuel?

[@PecanLane]

Thanks for sharing. What do you think of the paint color? Getting mine painted soon, thought of yellow for high visibility

[@TheCameraGear]

Oliver, congrats on having your own machine. Are you still living in QLD and basing the 172 in SA? I'm in Sydney but often in SA, have my own machine too and if you'd be keen on doing some travel let's chat.

[@-ta-1]

cool video mate!

[@spiro5327]

Hey dude not seen you in a while. May not be the prettiest but as long as it does the job hey. Engine overhaul will probably be costly when the time comes. Thanks mate

[@OliverFlying]

It’s been too long for sure !! Yeah overhaul or upgrade to a 180… it gets the job done

[@kalanakarunarathna7171]

I am from perth congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 brother

[@OliverFlying]

Thank you so much 😀

[@AMJB100000000]

Gee you don’t get much for all that money… nice video man… what about yearly cost to be a ppl

[@jaat1137]

Bro what's the cost of cpl

[@wayneschenk5512]

Nice like everything in aviation it’s not a free lunch the 50 you saved on buying a cheap plane will be used on a new engine and paint.

[@KINGBROCOOLLplays]

What are the subjects that you need to become a pilot?

[@KINGBROCOOLLplays]

like school and vce?

[@MarekKnappe]

Buy gps with ADS-B until there is rabate from government :)

[@OliverFlying]

Amen to that!!

[@justinwillis7231]

Those aren’t horns……

[@kobrapromotions]

Nice job mate!

[@OliverFlying]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@maxyhargrave944]

hey man, i sent you a dm on insta with a few questions. if you get time could you reply, cheers legend