On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 07:32:43 GMT, Roger Halstead
wrote:

On 19 Aug 2004 16:09:22 -0700, (Mike) wrote:

I'm trying to get a good objective reading on what the actual hourly
cost is to operate a Kitfox, Avid, or RANS type aircraft with a Rotax
912/14 and 582. I know what it is to overhaul the engines, but I need
feedback from someone who has actually recorded the information and
can give me imperical information. Any takers???


As a "Wild Assed Guess" (WAG), I'd guess the Kitfox would run between
$20 to $30 per hours. We were flying a Cherokee 180 at $37 per hour
with 5 people flying it. Flying 130 hours per year the Deb was costing
me $79 per hour.

Roger Halstead
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WAG is right.
Not enuff specific info from mike, because...

If the annual total costs are $2000 and you fly one (1) hour...
That COULD be $2000 an hour.

Flying my RV-3 under my specific circumstances...
I never have had the hourly cost below $55 an hour
and I fly more than 100 hours a year. If I fly less hours
a year, have the hangar rent, insurance and the time
value of money increase, the hourly cost can rise....
DRAMATICALLY.


Barnyard BOb - over 50 years of flight