warbirdguy wrote:
Does anybody on here have an Idea as to how much it costs to operate a TBM Avenger per hour? Any help would be appreciated!
That depends what you want to include in your operating costs. Do you want to include engine/prop/maintenance/insurance reserver, or do you just want the direct operating costs like fuel and oil?
If you are just talking fuel/oil, plan on 60-80 gallons an hour depending on what power setting you want to use. Obviously, the lower the setting the lower the burn. It will depend on your engine as to how much oil you burn (or throw) but lets just say a ballpark of a gallon. With oil at $14-15 a gallon and AV gas at over $4.00 per gallon you are looking at a minimum of $275 per hour.
If you factor in all the reserve costs which you really need to do to totally understand the operating costs, here are some numbers to think about:
Engine Overhaul (expect 1000 hours-more or less depending on the age of the overhaul.) $60,000
Insurance - Liablitly $3k, more if you want hull. Expect about 3% of hull value, more or less.
The TBM can be a maintenance hog, so you are going to need to add a pretty large amount for that, depending on your own skill level. Don't forget the prop AD as well.
Hope that helps a bit.
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