How much to operate a T-28 or T-6 yearly?

[RobC]

Actual Costs:

Hangar: $3,000/yr (this varies alot by where you live, though)

Insurance: $3,700

Gas: 30 hours at 35 gph @ $4.00/gal = $4,000

Maintenance: Lunch and two six packs. (Glenn Wegman is spot on. My last paid one cost $1,500 but it was so skimpy, I started doing them myself). Of course, this does not include my time or the cost of going to school. Variable maintenance items are not cheap. I assume an average of $2,000 per year. Some years don't cost anything and others hurt like hell.

Figure about $12,000 to 15,000 per year in total. This is why I did not quit flying when gas went from $2.00 to $4.00. When you are already paying this much, what is a couple grand more? You gonna quit warbirds for a couple grand?? Not me!

[bdk]

Do you need a type rating for the low HP T-28-A?

No, as it is below 1,000hp. All you need to fly a A model 28 is a complex, high perfomance logbook endorsement.

Used to be at 800 HP for needing an LOA, right? Now under 1000 you don't?

[srpatterson]

I believe all T-28s require an experimental type rating, except for a handful of machines that are not registered in the "Experimental" catagory.