Hank (or Al, or whatever)
I would guess you are about to be "informed" by Jim of a very common
indistinction made by many owners. There should be a CLEAR distinction
between the required ANNUAL INSPECTION, the repairs necessary to allow
the aircraft to pass that inspection, and the routine maintenance (such
as greasing wheel bearings) often performed at this inspection.

The annual inspection cost should be determined by your inspector's rate
times the standard hours to inspect your aircraft. My aircraft calls
for 22 hours to perform the inspection... Others less than ten. In the
present legal enviornment, many IA's need additional time the first time
they inspect an aircraft to assure themselves that the paperwork is in
order and that mandatory work previously signed off was, in fact,
correctly done.

The cost of regular maintenance is also easy to figure.

The cost of repairs to make YOUR aircraft airworthy is anybody's guess!

Rich

Hankal wrote:
What does it cost for your annual?
Some shops around here now give an estimate then add for parts and extra labor.
I think some shops like to make a killing. I want all the airworthy item taken
care of and AD's complied with, but would pay by the hour.
I have a Cessna 172 in good shape.