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buy or rent a 2006 182
On May 25, 7:32 pm, "Dan Luke" wrote:
"Montblack" wrote: Not sure what your mission is, but: http://www.ionaircraft.com/ Have considered the ION? g Cool looking bird, but I need a long range IFR cruiser. -- Dan ? at BFM Dan If you are looking for a long range IFR plane, you might want to look at the Diamond Star DA-40. For the price of a 2006 182 you could definitely get anything you want in the used DA-40 market. There are 11 of them on Controller listing from $140s to $200. I rented a couple of DA-40s and was pretty impressed. I really liked the handling and the visibility (seemed a lot more responsive than the SR-20), and they move pretty fast for a 180hp fixed gear plane. When it is time to sell the warbird, I'll deifnitely give them a consideration. Having flown both recent 182s and DA-40s, unless I needed the lifting capacity of the 182, I'd be tempted to go with the more fun plane to fly. http://www.controller.com/listings/f...949231BCEF393B Eric Bartsch 1959 Pilatus P-3 A-848 |
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wrote: \ If you are looking for a long range IFR plane, you might want to look at the Diamond Star DA-40. For the price of a 2006 182 you could definitely get anything you want in the used DA-40 market. Nice plane, but IFR range and useful load are inadequate. -- Dan ? at BFM |
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buy or rent a 2006 182
Dan Luke wrote:
Nice plane, but IFR range and useful load are inadequate. Personally, for long range crusing I would want something faster than a 182. |
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"kontiki" wrote: Nice plane, but IFR range and useful load are inadequate. Personally, for long range crusing I would want something faster than a 182. Who wouldn't? 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. Anyway, the OP was about cost comparison, so I used apples-to-apples. If I do buy another airplane, there are other possibilities. -- Dan ? at BFM |
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buy or rent a 2006 182
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"Dan Luke" wrote: "john smith" wrote: Dan Luke wrote: Renter's ins., $1M smooth $3,185 (?) I only pay about $750/year with AVEMCO for $1M renters insurance. What hull value does that cover? $30k |
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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. |
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"john smith" wrote: Dan Luke wrote: Renter's ins., $1M smooth $3,185 (?) I only pay about $750/year with AVEMCO for $1M renters insurance. What hull value does that cover? $30k That wouldn't help much if I crumped a $300K bird. I'll call my agent Tuesday and see what it would cost to cover that much. -- Dan ? at BFM |
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"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 |
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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. |
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buy or rent a 2006 182
On 2007-05-25 09:08:26 -0700, "Dan Luke" said:
Since it looks very much like I will be sans airplane in a week or so, I've been kicking around options for future flying. The major reason for owning a plane is convenience. It never seems that there is a rental plane available when you want one. -- Waddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor |
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