buy or rent a 2006 182

Dan Luke wrote:

New 182s aren't too shabby, though. The one at the flight school will cruise
145+ KTAS. Put that together with the 'Lane's good useful load and excellent
short field performance and you have a pretty dandy all-around airplane.

Well for 300+ thousand dollars it ought to 145kts.

Anyway, the OP was about cost comparison, so I used apples-to-apples. If I do
buy another airplane, there are other possibilities.


My point was that for the kind of money you are talking about I could
by cruising at 165kts at the same or less fuel burn, and still have
enough money left to by a lot of Avgas.

"kontiki" wrote:


My point was that for the kind of money you are talking about I could
by cruising at 165kts at the same or less fuel burn, and still have
enough money left to by a lot of Avgas.

Yes, in a considerably older airplane with older avionics, higher maintenance
costs, etc. If it was a retractable, insurance would be more, too.

Nevertheless, speed is good. I like Bo's, and very nice ones can be had for
$300K.

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

Dan Luke wrote:



Yes, in a considerably older airplane with older avionics, higher maintenance
costs, etc. If it was a retractable, insurance would be more, too.


I don't know about that... insurance on my Comanche is $1700 per year.
To insure the hull on a 2000ish 182 couldn't be any cheaper. My plane
is simple to work on (1950's technology) and has been very reliable.
I am able to do a lot of the maintenance myself.

Granted an advantage of the 182 is ease of getting in and out compared
to most retracts. But beyond that it flies like a truck, is slow and
burns a lot of fuel. I have hundreds of hours in 182s so I am not
just speaking second hand.

Nevertheless, speed is good. I like Bo's, and very nice ones can be had for
$300K.


You can even find good ones for 100K less. But hey... if you have
the bucks I say go for it. Bo's are good airplanes, albeit expensive
to maintain.

("Dan Luke" wrote)
Nevertheless, speed is good. I like Bo's, and very nice ones can be had
for $300K.


There's a guy near Mpls, Minnesota (@ ANE) who is selling half-share in his
NEW Diamond Twin Star DA-42, with Thielert Diesels.

It's a 100% guess on my part, but I'm thinking he's into his NEW plane for
approx $400K. (More? Less?)

http://www.pilotfriend.com/aircraft%.../Diamond/7.htm

"Long range IFR platform?"

Hmm?

Ask those guys who flew into OSH last year from Sweden.

They flew in ...from the WEST! :-)


Montblack

Dan Luke wrote:

"kontiki" wrote:


My point was that for the kind of money you are talking about I could
by cruising at 165kts at the same or less fuel burn, and still have
enough money left to by a lot of Avgas.


Yes, in a considerably older airplane with older avionics, higher maintenance
costs, etc. If it was a retractable, insurance would be more, too.

Nevertheless, speed is good. I like Bo's, and very nice ones can be had for
$300K.

Sheesh, you can get a nice S35 like mine with a freshly overhauled 550
and autopilot for about $100K. 190 kts true and $200K left over to play
around with.

"Newps" wrote:

My point was that for the kind of money you are talking about I could
by cruising at 165kts at the same or less fuel burn, and still have
enough money left to by a lot of Avgas.


Yes, in a considerably older airplane with older avionics, higher
maintenance costs, etc. If it was a retractable, insurance would be more,
too.

Nevertheless, speed is good. I like Bo's, and very nice ones can be had
for $300K.

Sheesh, you can get a nice S35 like mine with a freshly overhauled 550 and
autopilot for about $100K. 190 kts true and $200K left over to play around
with.

Bo's older than '85 won't do.

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Luke ]
Posted At: Saturday, May 26, 2007 9:46 PM
Posted To: rec.aviation.owning
Conversation: buy or rent a 2006 182
Subject: buy or rent a 2006 182
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Bo's older than '85 won't do.

Why the '85 cutoff? Is there a tax reason or corporate flight department
requirement? I'm very interested in this point.