I have a friend who bought a CJ2 last month for about 5.3MM. The $350K/yr
is just assuming an interest cost a little below 7% it does not consider
ammortization of the loan. The RVSM comment was based on the notion that
the new jets all have RVSM or can have it added fairly easily since they
already have digital airdata. BTW getting RVSM on some older jets is not
trivial because the skins are not straight enough.. If you are buying a
$1MM airplane, $100K for RVSM is not trivial.


"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
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A bare bones jet like a CJ-2 will cost about $1200/hr to operate if you
have
high utilization. Interest cost on the purchase will be about $350K/yr.
If
you fly 400hrs/yr it will cost $830K/yr.

Could you show some details for those numbers? I don't know about theCJ-2,
but I do know some people who oeprate a 2001 CJ-1 and those numbers are
not
even close on the interest cost.

particulary if you are going to the NE or NW. Without RVSM, none of the
older jets will be able to make the westbound legs without stopping..

Pardon? Just about any jet now is going to have to be certified for RVSM
to
use an altitude over FL290. The cost, relative to the cost of the
aircraft,
is "minimal" for equipment and training.

I have never heard of a company flyings technicians around in a private
jet
to install software. It sounds ridiculous. Can't you find a contractor
to
install the software?

That does sound bizarre, but I'd guess he's not talking about installing
Windows XP on some secretaries workstation. Now, if it's nusual software
on
a highly secure system and environment, maybe so, but in any case, they'd
be
more likely to jsut use the airlines.


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Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO