If you're in the market for a personal flying machine, you may want to consider your options between Certified and Experimental aircraft. What the heck are Experimentals anyway? Will they give you the best bang for your buck?

Join me as we discuss all of that and more over these points:
1. 00:48 Define terms, Certified and Experimental.
2. 02:05 Define our mission.
3. 03:43 Pricing
4. 04:06 Maintenance, Inspections and Parts
5. 06:19 Model Variety
6. 07:09 Insurance

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