Originally Posted by
Step Turn
Where is the £7777 per year saving, all other things being equal, between two similar complexity and performance aircraft, operated in the same environment?
I save money with one of my planes being somewhat equivalent to "permit", but not that much. I still have to do all the same work to maintain it....
35 litres/hr AVGAS in my AA5 is about £60/hr at current prices.
I'm guessing 20 litres/hr MOGAS in Rod's MCR01, would be about £28/hr. Plus probably a faster aeroplane.
Roughly halve the airworthiness oversight costs from PtF to CofA in the UK, so annual goes from £3kish to £1.5kish.
Younger newer aeroplanes have less wearing out, also they tend to be more designed for maintainability.
Parts are much cheaper - typically half the price on a non-CofA engine such as a Rotax or Jabiru, compared to a Lycontinental.
PtF aeroplanes permit owner maintenance on most things, whilst CofA aeroplanes are very restrictive. Your own time is usually cheaper.
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