PA32 running costs and ownership compared with PA28
Thinking of increasing the size of aircraft I fly due to PA28 not quite offering enough space sometimes, so hoping to get a view on the annual costs for a PA32 compared with the smaller PA28s.
Be great if some PA32 (or similar) 6 seater owners could give an idea on the cost of ownership in the UK for a year. Are they significantly more than a PA28?
Insurance?
Annual?
How thirsty are they?
Anything I should be wary of with the 32 or moving up in general? I had assumed take off performance would be limiting airfield wise but reading mostly US reports it doesn't appear like there is much of a hit for the larger airframe.
Edit: assumed fixed undercarriage for now. VFR <10,000ft flying.
Anything else I should be aware of?
Thank you
Last edited by AH419293; 4th March 2025 at 10:43.