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Maintenance and Upgrade costs

Post by perossichi »

Folks-

I've owned my DA40 for 4.5 years and put 800 hours on it. Total maintenance is about $53 per hour flown. Gas is about another $36 per hour. So I'm flying for about $89 per hour.

I estimate the value of my plane increased from 118K to 150K so that pays for the upgrades and more.

How does that compare to your experience?

peter r

Here are my mx and upgrade costs:

Maintenace
note: annual inspection ~$1900 these annuals costs include repairs done at annual
17 Annual 3963
18 Annual 4219
19 Annual 4600
20 Annual 4269
21 Annual 7355
total. 24406

Misc Repairs
Throttle Quad friction 939
530W refurb 1600
R/h mag IRAN 500
brake linings 253
oil + brake linings 273
oil + prop gov gasket 400
oil 240
oil 230
oil 180
oil 237
oil + alt field wire repair 365
oil + replace slick start. 1700
overhaul both mags 1300
alternator annuciator 186
oil + baffle seal repair. 440
oil + main 592
alt overhaul + donuts. 1734
Main spar rein + access panels 5500
GNS430 repair 1200
Total. 17869

Upgrades
345 plus install 9500
G5 plus install 4476
Powerflo plus instal 7200
total. 21196
Sold 2002. Powerflo, Hartzell composite two blade, 530W/430, 345 transponder.
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Re: Maintenance and Upgrade costs

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other costs:

insurance $900 per year
Hangar: $3600 per year to VNY for ground rent, opportunity cost of purchase price about $6000 per year.
Sold 2002. Powerflo, Hartzell composite two blade, 530W/430, 345 transponder.
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Re: Maintenance and Upgrade costs

Post by blsewardjr »

I've owned my 2003 DA40 for almost five years. My costs are comparable in total but spread over fewer hours. They include

Hanger - $4200/yr
Insurance - Currently $968/yr (up from low 800s)
Property Tax - $500/yr
Garmin Data - $299/yr
Foreflight - $200/yr

Maintenance for 4.75 years - $23,661 (Big tickets were refurb G530W($1687), rebuilt HSI ($2395), replace both mags ($2000), engine driven fuel pump($900), two cylinders ($4200), battery ($822), and tires ($955)) (Big ticket to come will be MSI)
Annual inspections - $1530/yr
Pitot/Static inspections - $360/bi-year
Yearly AD/FAR/airworthiness inspections - $492/yr (PowerFlow, fuel injectors, etc.)

Improvements
USB- $600
LED taxi/landing lights - $1600
Jet Shades - $1000
FlightStream 210 - $1800
Grounding Tabs - $170
Bernie Seward, IR, AGI
2003 DA40 N377DS
KCHO Charlottesville, VA
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Re: Maintenance and Upgrade costs

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I prefer not to take note of how much I spend on my aviation hobby...
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