About time -- Comanche 250

Well we finally went and paid for our new bird. A 1964 Comanche 250.
After months of deciding to buy it or get a small plane. We went down as
they were doing the annual on it. All turned out good. All compression
72/80 with only 10 hours on the plane in the last year. Our first
projects a Paint, interior, new panel, and a venire throttle, and
what ever else comes along the way. Does anyone have or fly one? How
much per hour would you say it runs? Insurance, Cost? I got it with only
150 hours and no retract for 2400 a year though AOPA. If anyone can help
me along the way with onwership with there experiences? DO's and Dont's?
All will help thanks?

Tony
N8389P

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Well we finally went and paid for our new bird. A 1964 Comanche 250.
After months of deciding to buy it or get a small plane. We went down as
they were doing the annual on it. All turned out good. All compression
72/80 with only 10 hours on the plane in the last year. Our first
projects a Paint, interior, new panel, and a venire throttle, and
what ever else comes along the way. Does anyone have or fly one? How
much per hour would you say it runs? Insurance, Cost? I got it with only
150 hours and no retract for 2400 a year though AOPA. If anyone can help
me along the way with onwership with there experiences? DO's and Dont's?
All will help thanks?

Wow, sounds like a lot of basic questions that might have been answered
before taking the leap, but who am I to judge? As to getting your
questions answered, I'd suggest looking up a Comanche owners type club or
similar organization. A quick Google turns up several (perhaps competing)
organizations for Comanche owners and enthusiasts. Go find them, they will
be your best source of info.

Congrats on the new plane and good luck with the great adventure ahead.

David H
Boeing Field (BFI), Seattle, WA
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how many hours of dual they making you do?

Tony wrote:

Well we finally went and paid for our new bird. A 1964 Comanche 250.
After months of deciding to buy it or get a small plane. We went down as
they were doing the annual on it. All turned out good. All compression
72/80 with only 10 hours on the plane in the last year. Our first
projects a Paint, interior, new panel, and a venire throttle, and
what ever else comes along the way. Does anyone have or fly one? How
much per hour would you say it runs? Insurance, Cost? I got it with only
150 hours and no retract for 2400 a year though AOPA. If anyone can help
me along the way with onwership with there experiences? DO's and Dont's?
All will help thanks?

Tony
N8389P

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10 hours of dual

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sounds like they gave you a good deal.
I know a guy with a comanche 260 that had to get 20 hours dual and had
alot more hours.

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10 hours of dual

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Well we finally went and paid for our new bird. A 1964 Comanche 250.
After months of deciding to buy it or get a small plane. We went down as
they were doing the annual on it. All turned out good. All compression
72/80 with only 10 hours on the plane in the last year. Our first
projects a Paint, interior, new panel, and a venire throttle, and
what ever else comes along the way. Does anyone have or fly one? How
much per hour would you say it runs? Insurance, Cost? I got it with only
150 hours and no retract for 2400 a year though AOPA. If anyone can help
me along the way with onwership with there experiences? DO's and Dont's?
All will help thanks?

Tony
N8389P

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Well we finally went and paid for our new bird. A 1964 Comanche 250.
After months of deciding to buy it or get a small plane. We went down as
they were doing the annual on it. All turned out good. All compression
72/80 with only 10 hours on the plane in the last year. Our first
projects a Paint, interior, new panel, and a venire throttle, and
what ever else comes along the way. Does anyone have or fly one? How
much per hour would you say it runs? Insurance, Cost? I got it with only
150 hours and no retract for 2400 a year though AOPA. If anyone can help
me along the way with onwership with there experiences? DO's and Dont's?
All will help thanks?

Vernier throttle? What the hell would you want one of those for if you
don't have a turbo?

The throttle was real stiff and my dad just wants to change it out. We
have an A&P to do work on the plane (he does lots of comanches)for
flying time and he said its no problem to change it, it take about 2
hours

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Tony wrote:
The throttle was real stiff and my dad just wants to change it out. We
have an A&P to do work on the plane (he does lots of comanches)for
flying time and he said its no problem to change it, it take about 2
hours

Mine was also stiff when I got it, and about a week after I replaced
it there was a cold snap and the mixture siezed up on me. If that's
at all stiff you might as well replace it while you're in there.

--
Ben Jackson

http://www.ben.com/

*****The throttle was real stiff and my dad just wants to change it out. We
have an A&P to do work on the plane (he does lots of comanches)for
flying time and he said its no problem to change it, it take about 2
hours*******

Buy what FAA approved authorization will the "mechanic?" use to change the
engine control system? He sounds like an idiot to me.

Is there a STC for this?

Are you planning to get a field approval for this unauthorized modification?

You can't just "willy nilly" change critical control systems on aircraft
certified in the "normal" category without FAA approval. I doubt if they
would give such approval without an STC.

If it is stiff when cold, why doesn't your "mechanic?" just fix it properly?

Karl