C150 cost and PA28
C152 and Pa 28 really are apples and oranges. You do circuits in a C152 and you can go touring in a PA28. What do you want to do?
As for engine overhaul, my pals just spent $40K on an overhaul for their time ex C172S engine. Prop OK. The LAME wanted 4 days work to remove and replace the engine.
As said before, if it flies, floats of fcuks never buy it, rent it.
As for engine overhaul, my pals just spent $40K on an overhaul for their time ex C172S engine. Prop OK. The LAME wanted 4 days work to remove and replace the engine.
As said before, if it flies, floats of fcuks never buy it, rent it.
Last year staying with a friend in Van Nuys. He has a small shop of he and another A&P. Cirrus needing an engine change . He heads to the owners T-Hangar with his pick and tools at 7am. Engine out and new and an exchange engine fitted with new mounts, new scat hoses and new oil/fuel lines and a cleanup of the mount and bay done by him with his offsider with a lunch break of 30 minutes and running by 6pm ready for dynamic prop balance and check flight at 7am. Back to the owner by 9am. Labour cost $2200.00. [forget exchange rates as salaries are similar] The game changer for me was that he was organised and had pre-ordered the mounts and hoses etc and had a comprehensive toolbox in his truck plus oil etc etc...
Last year staying with a friend in Van Nuys. He has a small shop of he and another A&P. Cirrus needing an engine change . He heads to the owners T-Hangar with his pick and tools at 7am. Engine out and new and an exchange engine fitted with new mounts, new scat hoses and new oil/fuel lines and a cleanup of the mount and bay done by him with his offsider with a lunch break of 30 minutes and running by 6pm ready for dynamic prop balance and check flight at 7am. Back to the owner by 9am. Labour cost $2200.00. [forget exchange rates as salaries are similar] The game changer for me was that he was organised and had pre-ordered the mounts and hoses etc and had a comprehensive toolbox in his truck plus oil etc etc...
Another thing to throw into the mix, there is the possibility of of an AD for inspection/repair of wing spar caps in PA28 series aircraft being made in the US.
https://www.federalregister.gov/docu...-inc-airplanes
If that happens expect it to be applied here.
I am aware of several PA28s in Oz that recently have been inspected pre-emptively and have shown evidence of damage and so would be wary of buying a PA28 without having that inspection done and the spar repaired/replaced if it shows sign of damage/corrosion. Best to talk to a LAME about this first - I am not a LAME so going on what I have seen/read around the traps.
Rectification will be an added cost and time consuming if damage found and may make a bargain purchase a liability.
Nothing against the aircraft but most of them are getting old and may have a history of work that has placed stress on that area (particularly ex flying school aircraft).
https://www.federalregister.gov/docu...-inc-airplanes
If that happens expect it to be applied here.
I am aware of several PA28s in Oz that recently have been inspected pre-emptively and have shown evidence of damage and so would be wary of buying a PA28 without having that inspection done and the spar repaired/replaced if it shows sign of damage/corrosion. Best to talk to a LAME about this first - I am not a LAME so going on what I have seen/read around the traps.
Rectification will be an added cost and time consuming if damage found and may make a bargain purchase a liability.
Nothing against the aircraft but most of them are getting old and may have a history of work that has placed stress on that area (particularly ex flying school aircraft).
Another thing to throw into the mix, there is the possibility of of an AD for inspection/repair of wing spar caps in PA28 series aircraft being made in the US.
https://www.federalregister.gov/docu...-inc-airplanes
If that happens expect it to be applied here.
https://www.federalregister.gov/docu...-inc-airplanes
If that happens expect it to be applied here.
