Running Costs for a Beech B77 Skipper

[ScepticalOptomist]

Originally Posted by longlegs

Book smart possibly but maybe not real smart given the forum is Airline and RPT Rumours & News in Australia, enZed and the Pacific and has nothing to do with a 40 year old bug smasher that will be good money after bad from day 1. Note Flying Schools love a schmuck who thinks that's not going to be the case.

Love to waste even more time in the incorrect forum and post more about wannabes but have to go and jump in my HZ Holden for a few hours with UBER to supplement my Qantas JK.

Is there someone here who has a meaningless Business qualification who can share the spreadsheet of how a 40 year old piece of equipment with 80 year old tech is even going to come close to cover the costs of keeping it on the road.

I'm guessing NOT.

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Geez mate, I hope you’re not on my fleet - when we go back to work I don’t want to sit next to someone like you.

You’re the epitome of an a$$hole.

[Seabreeze]

You can itemize every single predictable cost, but it is the unscheduled and unpredictable costs that will nail you. These rise with the age of the aircraft. e.g. Dekambing a wonked thronomister can be very expensive,....

[David J Pilkington]

Originally Posted by Seabreeze

.. but it is the unscheduled and unpredictable costs that will nail you.

Yep, so definitely worth asking people who have been through it and experienced stuff like that. Don't need a business degree to put those numbers in a spreadsheet.

(Perhaps JT will move this thread to another forum like Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.)

[McLimit]

A couple of **** heads have popped in from the QF SO thread looks like

Like this flog:

Book smart possibly but maybe not real smart given the forum is Airline and RPT Rumours & News in Australia, enZed and the Pacific and has nothing to do with a 40 year old bug smasher that will be good money after bad from day 1. Note Flying Schools love a schmuck who thinks that's not going to be the case.

Love to waste even more time in the incorrect forum and post more about wannabes but have to go and jump in my HZ Holden for a few hours with UBER to supplement my Qantas JK.

Is there someone here who has a meaningless Business qualification who can share the spreadsheet of how a 40 year old piece of equipment with 80 year old tech is even going to come close to cover the costs of keeping it on the road.

I'm guessing NOT.

[Global Aviator]

Originally Posted by Seabreeze

You can itemize every single predictable cost, but it is the unscheduled and unpredictable costs that will nail you. These rise with the age of the aircraft. e.g. Dekambing a wonked thronomister can be very expensive,....

Without a doubt mate one of the worst unexpected expenses I ever had. So happy you brought it up, vital info! Well done mate.