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About the Aircraft

hours per year
gallons per hour
per gallon
$

Confirm Aircraft Type

You have selected a small twin engine aircraft with fixed gear similar to a:

Are these aircraft representative of the type of aircraft you want to evaluate?

Periodic Maintenance

quarts per hour
per quart
$
hours

Routine Maintenance

per flight hour
$
per flight hour
$
$

Fixed Cost

per year
$
per month
$

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Financing Costs

per month
$

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Number of engines

Twin

Type of Gear

Fixed

Size of Engine(s)

Small - 4 cylinders

Approximate hours flown each year

Fuel Consumption

Fuel Cost

Oil Consumption

Oil Cost

Average Cost of an Oil Change

Oil Change Interval

Engine and Airframe Maintenance Cost

Avionics Maintenance Cost

Annual Inspection Cost

Annual Insurance Cost

Where the aircraft will be parked

Hangar/Tiedown Cost

Monthly Loan Payment

Summary

Total Costs

$ per flight hour
$ per flight hour
Total Cost per Flight Hour
$
Total Annual Operating Costs
$

Using your estimate of flight hours per year.

Your annual aircraft loan payment is $. This amount is not included in the above cost per hour or annual calculations. Depending on the aircraft type, age, and history, much of this cost may be recovered at time of sale.

Note 1: Clubs and some co-owners usually want to collect the engine and propeller reserve hourly figures within their hourly costs to themselves so that monies are on hand for future overhaul events.

Note 2: Individual owners will often refinance their aircraft if larger amounts are needed for major overhauls. These calculations do not include reserve costs for engine and propeller overhaul.

These are only a factor if you expect to keep the aircraft to TBO (Time Between Overhaul).

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Fixed Costs

Type of Cost

Cost

Annual Inspection:
$ per per year
Insurance:
$ per year
Aircraft Parking:
$ per month
x 12 months per year
$ per year
Loan Payment:
$ per month
x 12 months per year
$ per year
Total
$ per year
/ flight hours per year
$ per flight hour

Variable Costs

Type of Cost

Cost

Fuel Consumption:
gallons per flight hour
x $ per gallon
per flight hour
Oil Consumption:
quarts per flight hour
x $ per quart
$ per flight hour
Oil Changes:
$ per oil change
/ flight hours between oil changes
$ per flight hour
Engine & Airframe Maintenance:
$ per flight hour
Avionics Maintenance:
$ per flight hour
Total
$ per flight hour