[akiselev]

The LAX-SFO flight averages to around an hour and a half one way. It sounds like he really liked commuting to and from the airport more than flying.

He would have been better off with a PPL and a Piper that takes off from the nearest small airport. It would have cost a little more but the bulk of it would have amortized better over the course of a four year degree (frequent flyer miles and elite status vs life time of PPL and resale value of the plane)

[Karrot_Kream]

Well you're still at the mercy of weather and airspace restrictions in your Piper. Flying IFR helps, but there's going to be days you'll need to scrap your flight because of winds or days you'll have to fly in pattern for a while waiting for clearance to land, potentially making you late for class.

[dotancohen]

  > scrap your flight

Scrub the flight )) It's the Piper that is scraped ))

[alwayslikethis]

Small planes like that burn a lot of gas though which isn't cheap. You also can't nap while flying your own plane.

[manarth]

> it would have amortized better over the course of a four year degree

"I got accepted into a one-year MEng program (technically 10 months)"