Vmo is redline, are you thinking of Mmo? Do you have an insurance quote? I
would guess that it will be close to $20,000/yr if you have been flying a
Baron unless you are a professional pilot. Have you included the cost of
getting to training and staying there? Training alone can cost $10K if you
include flying the airplane there (Orlando). Naturally, that depends on
where you live. It is a real pain and expense if you live in the PNW like I
do :-(

The $435/hr is probably realistic but on a long term basis only. It assumes
that you don't have to replace anything expensive for a long time (boots,
AACM windshields or cabin windows) Also the new maitenance schedule make it
much more expensive if you fly less than 200hrs/yr.

Mike
MU-2


"Bravo8500" wrote in message
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Thanks for the info. I didn't realize Vmo would be a factor at 10k. The
way I figure, a P-Model would be 435/hour plus around 20k anually for
ins,hang,training.