On Mar 16, 1:29 pm, Dan wrote:
On Mar 16, 5:24 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

$500/hour??

Sheese... No wonder Comanche prices are so low!

Well, he wants big money for his, but it's pretty nice. His costs are
because he doesn't fly it enough ( he owns five or six airplanes)

Ahhh..well, that's the problem to have!

The 35 prices have come down some... These older airplanes biggest
issue is spare yellow tagged parts. So far the repairs haven't been
beyond the norm (flap motor, etc).

Yeah, the one I flew had flap issues in fact. They wouldnt retract after
landing. You had to go out and thump on the wing to get them up.

The limit adjustment seems to be the weak link in the system.

It's still not a feasible purchase for me as I can't use it to
instruct primary (well, I can -- but who would insure that!?).

Well, exactly. you need to do a good bit of flying to justify one
anyway. I would hardly ever go anywhere n it so a local runabout is all
I want. OTOH a nice Bellanca 19 would be even nicer and has the gear the
right way around..

Bertie

I'm averaging 200-250/year so the cost-benefit seems to be in favor...

I like XC so 90 KIAS is no fun, especially after cruising at 150 KIAS
(A36).

Now I have to convince the Office of Management and Budget.

A Bellanca 19 is wood spar?

Dan Mc

My 3.1416 cents.
Ferrying A/C across the Pacific, I read, the fella's
would experiment with lean ratio's and speed.
The idea was to max the fuel burn efficiency and
minimize the induced wing drag.
Of course that needs to consider the parasitic
drag of the fuselage, tail and so on.

From the standpoint of aerodynamic engineering,
experience is the answer.
Ken