TCO for small aircraft

On Jul 14, 11:18*pm, "Stephen!" wrote:
a wrote in news:ac873505-a745-4aa9-96d4-f01b83bb9594
@w31g2000yqb.googlegroups.com:

Your club looks like a reasonable deal for people who fly about as
much as the average private pilot. How many aircraft, how many
members?

*Five aircraft, lots of members, few active members. *Bonus is that it's
run from an A&P/IA FBO shop and the owner/operator/mechanic of the shop is
very active in the club and one of the few CFI-I's. *He has a vested
interest in keeping the aircraft in tip-top shape.

--
RCOS #7
IBA# 11465http://imagesdesavions.com

The lots of members sure helps distribute the fixed costs! As I said,
it looks to be a good deal. C172s are perfect for meandering around,
my Mooney is fine for getting from here to there. I need more straight
recreational flying!

On 2010-07-11, Stephen! wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote in
:

Also, if you have a figure for cost per flight hour, I'd be interested
in that as well.

The flying club I use should be a pretty good indicator around these
parts. Since the club is not a 'commercial for-profit' operation, the cost
per hour of the aircraft is set just high enough to pay the operating/
maintenance costs for each aircraft... These prices are 'wet'.

VFR Cessna 150 $36/hr
IFR Cessna 172 $52/hr
IFR Cessna 182 $79/hr
Citabria $54/hr
VFR Cessna 180 h/p 172 $64/hr


Is that the dry rate? Seems REALLY low! Where's your club?

Regards

On 2010-08-05, Stephen! wrote:
Gemini wrote in
:

These prices are 'wet'.

VFR Cessna 150 $36/hr
IFR Cessna 172 $52/hr
IFR Cessna 182 $79/hr
Citabria $54/hr
VFR Cessna 180 h/p 172 $64/hr


Is that the dry rate? Seems REALLY low!

These prices are 'wet'. If fuel is purchased off-field we are
reimbursed for the purchase of that fuel at the club rates. Currently
$2.86 for automotive fuel and ~$4 for AVGAS for the 180 h/p 172.

Where's your club?

Helena, MT.

That's awesome. The absolute cheapest here is $75/hr wet for Piper
PA28-140 (Cherokee). At the other airport, the Cessna's are like
$110/hr wet. Same deal for gas reimburse - which sucks if you're
flying somewhere that fuel is $5...

Helena - That's near Missoula, eh? I worked there a couple of years
ago doing contract work for a law firm for a month. I liked there.
I was there in Nov/Dec, and the air was so crisp! I was living in Vegas
at the time, so, it was a welcome change.

Do you need to be mountain rated in that area?

Regards,
Scott