I,ve run a DR400/180 past five years in the south east sole ownership.Budget on £20k pa. for 100 hours flying.
£7k pa maintenance
£3k pa hangarage/base landings
£1.3k pa insurance based on 50k hull value no claims record 19000hrs total pilot time.
Fuel 35l per hour=3500lts= approx.£7k pa.
Any less than 100 hrs pa. I don,t think sole ownership would be viable.I,ve been very happy with my maintenance supplier they are not the cheapest but they do know what they are doing.
Best regards Stampe
Did you mean 25 hrs or 250 hrs which seems more realistic
The above figures with 100 hrs use would equate to £200 per hour still expensive for a DR400 RENTAL!
25 hrs would put his hourly costs much higher again! I know in a jet the break even point is around 250 -300 hrs per anum compared to rental.
I would not think a typical SEP GA would be much less than 200 hrs
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