Wed Oct 27, 2021 12:17 pm
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VRB_20kt wrote:I wonder how many have the same “mission profile“ (ugh) a few years after passing the test that they have immediately after.
Food and/or cake.
25 years on still flying the same mission! (well, with a bit of formation flying thrown in for good measure)
LewisC wrote:Airframe and engine are both 2300 hours so I know money will need to be spent on that sooner rather than later.
Immediately budget £30k for an engine overhaul! And maybe £6k or £7k for the first "new owner" annual inspection.
It's usually cheaper to buy one that someone's done the overhaul a couple of hundred hours ago, but 2300 on the airframe is very low and that might be a good buy if the price is right (i.e. take £30k off what you think would be a good newly overhauled low time example).
GrahamB wrote:but you will be still be paying the heavier maintenance costs that a VP prop and retractable undercarriage bring
I like having a VP prop on the 'dog, it means I can get a shorter take off run and a good climb rate to get me out of shorter strips than would be possible otherwise.
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