Piper Cheyenne

[sylwia137]

hello,I am stil looking for turbine plane for private use.I pik Piper Cheyenne now,there are in good price.Does anybody know what is mantinance cost like annual or 100h hours inspection?.What I should know before buy?

[cldrvr]

Sylwia, why won't you listen to advise given to you by countless posters here on your other thread. If you don't like the advise, starting another thread is not going to change the answers.

An MU2 or a Cheyenne in Europe is just not feasible, if you want a TP there really is only one choice, and that is a Beech, as plenty have told you already.

There is a reason they are so cheap to purchase, they will eat you alive in maintenance and in the case of the Rice rocket are a handful to fly for most of the average experienced TP drivers, let alone a newbie. I know, I have flown the MU2 and moved up to 20 series Lears, both are a handful for most and I count my blessings that I lived to tell the tale, both types tried very hard to put my budding aviation career to an abrupt end several times.

There are less than 10 Cheyennes in Europe, Flexjet will correct me on that one, for a reason, you will struggle to get training on it, insure it and maintain it.

A Cheyenne is a bit safer than a MU2, but at 100+ recorded incidents on only 800 airframes, it still can't touch the safety record of a Beech. They stopped making them in '85, that is 30 years of no developments and improvements.

Save up some more money, bite the bullet (as our cousins like to say) and buy a Kingair, it will give you years of trouble free pleasure and it won't kill you at every unsuspecting lapse in concentration.

The last thing we want is to read about some Polish individual here who killed himself in a cheap TP in 6 months......

There is an old saying in aviation, if you have to ask how much it costs, you can't afford it. [JPMorgan]

[Jetblu]

Let's put some life into this thread :)

How about this one?

Sky Ferry Aircraft Delivery LLC
6 January at 11:37 ·
Nice 1975 BEECHCRAFT KING AIR 200 coming onto our books shortly for sale at $373,000
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[sylwia137]

this KingAir200 looks ok but I think is too big for me,maybe A90 will be ok there is one in good price but 1967 year of constraction.What do you think about age?

[con-pilot]

If it is within your budget, do try for a B90 at least, the improvements from the A to the B are well worth it.

However, with either one, corrosion will by your biggest issue. Make sure you have a very intense and in depth pre-purchase inspection done by a very reputable maintenance company with no association with the seller.

[Zombywoof]

Let's put some life into this thread :)I see what you did there! :E

[fdcg27]

There is no such thing as a good cheap turbine airplane.
There are some aircraft that are cheap because owner pilots are rightly afraid of them. Too many fatal hull losses.
There are other aircraft that are cheap because they've reached the end of their economic life and will require huge expenditure to remain airworthy.
There are also some that are cheap because no one in Europe knows anything about maintaining them and nobody can offer any real training.
If you really want a turboprop, then you should be looking at buying a good and safe one for a bit more money up front.
It may save your life and it will save your checkbook.
Don't look at the cost of entry alone.

[MungoP]

Our company was operating a B200 that has full Raisbeck fit./Camera hole/ Cargo door with integral passenger door.. No longer used and was for sale.. not sure if it's been sold as yet. Needs interior refurbishment but otherwise fine.. I flew it back from Afghanistan to the US. I'll find out if it's still available and PM you.

[Global Aviator]

Follow the great advice.

Buy a common type, so many advantages.

Or look at new types if don't need as big.

Do yourself a favor, go to Oshkosh, so many new options, but alas probably out of budget, but weigh up the fact you will have new car warranty.

Look at the Cirrus jet nice!