Technam Twin IR Training?
Thread Starter
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 353
Likes: 172
From: Kent
Technam Twin IR Training?
Hi
Now that theTecnam Twin has been cleared for IFR will we be seeing some IR training providers switching to this aircraft? Will this mean a cheaper IR? Surely the old Senecas and Duchess aircraft are getting a bit too old and inefficient now. An airline would have disposed of an old an uneconomical aircraft years ago so why do the schools still use them?
I know some schools have switched over to Diamond twins but there till seems an awful lot of these tatty looking old twins around at the schools.
Now that theTecnam Twin has been cleared for IFR will we be seeing some IR training providers switching to this aircraft? Will this mean a cheaper IR? Surely the old Senecas and Duchess aircraft are getting a bit too old and inefficient now. An airline would have disposed of an old an uneconomical aircraft years ago so why do the schools still use them?
I know some schools have switched over to Diamond twins but there till seems an awful lot of these tatty looking old twins around at the schools.
Joined: Dec 2001
Aviation Qualifications: ATPL
Posts: 3,759
Likes: 424
From: GA, USA
The Tecnam Twin is not a cheap aircraft to buy.
Insurance is usually a percentage of the hull value so I don't see how it could be cheaper to rent or train on a Tecnam.
Yes it has half the fuel burn of a Seminole but it will take thousands of hrs before you reach the break even point.
If you are looking for a new airplane I'd take the DA 42.
Insurance is usually a percentage of the hull value so I don't see how it could be cheaper to rent or train on a Tecnam.
Yes it has half the fuel burn of a Seminole but it will take thousands of hrs before you reach the break even point.
If you are looking for a new airplane I'd take the DA 42.
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 316
Likes: 50
From: Munich, Germany
My local FBO has just acquired a Tecnam P2006.
I heard that it would offered for rent at approx. € 300,- (wet), which is about 40% less than a clapped-out Seneca at a neighbouring field.
At least in Europe, an FBO wouldn't have to pay VAT/MwSt/Sales Tax on such an acquisition, which in turn makes its price tag less dramatic.
That rental fee, coupled with its nice interior, short-field performance and the very positive reviews it has had, has made me think about a twin rating. The DA42 never did.
I heard that it would offered for rent at approx. € 300,- (wet), which is about 40% less than a clapped-out Seneca at a neighbouring field.
At least in Europe, an FBO wouldn't have to pay VAT/MwSt/Sales Tax on such an acquisition, which in turn makes its price tag less dramatic.
That rental fee, coupled with its nice interior, short-field performance and the very positive reviews it has had, has made me think about a twin rating. The DA42 never did.
Thread Starter
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 353
Likes: 172
From: Kent
Airways at Wycombe are getting a Tecnam this month and will be renting it out at £230 dual £200 solo. I dont see how anyone can rent an old Seneca for this kind of money and keep it in good order.
I understand that IR training would be a higher dual rat than this but hopefully not the £350+ that is quoted at the moment.
I understand that IR training would be a higher dual rat than this but hopefully not the £350+ that is quoted at the moment.
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 889
Likes: 0
From: UK, US, now more ɐıןɐɹʇsn∀
multycpl and B2N2 shall not forget the rental/dual price differences between US and UK, especially the composition of fixed/variable/fuel costs plus profit margin.
ME IR dual training incl VAT in the UK is pretty damn too high.
ME IR dual training incl VAT in the UK is pretty damn too high.
Joined: Dec 2001
Aviation Qualifications: ATPL
Posts: 3,759
Likes: 424
From: GA, USA
renting it out at £230 dual £200 solo
But go ou
t and enjoy it while it lasts...If you're looking for a cheap twin just for fun this one's hard to beat;
Twin Aircam:
YouTube - Aero-TV: Stunning Perspectives -- Lockwood's AirCam (Part 2)
