You can save $38K on fixed expenses in a shared airplane ownership

Over the past several months, we’ve reviewed “fixed expenses” associated with airplane ownership and have organized them into three groups: Yearly Fixed; Life Limited Components; and Other Fixed Costs.  You can review detailed information about each of these by clicking the links below.

  1. Yearly fixed cost
  2. Life Limited Components
  3. Other fixed cost

This article summarizes Yearly Expenses, Life Limited Components and Other Fixed Costs incurred for operating a Cirrus SR22 over a 3-year period and for about 600 hours. In just a few years, you could save $38,000 on fixed expenses in a shared airplane partnership instead of individual ownership. Continue reading “You can save $38K on fixed expenses in a shared airplane ownership”

Here’s a summary of other fixed airplane operating expenses

Over a three-year period of ownership we’ve experienced “other” fixed operating expenses.   These items are really not considered Life Limited Components or recurring yearly costs for operating an aircraft under part 91.  It’s a group of costs we’d categorized as “ other fixed expenses.” Continue reading “Here’s a summary of other fixed airplane operating expenses”

Here’s a summary of yearly airplane ownership fixed cost

What are the yearly fixed expenses for airplane ownership? Typically, the list starts with insurance, subscriptions, hangar, annual, and lease payments – if there is a loan on your aircraft. Just those items alone can total to more than $13,000 per year.  Want to save 50% – 75%? Continue reading “Here’s a summary of yearly airplane ownership fixed cost”

Here’s a cost summary of life limited items on Cirrus Aircraft

Aircraft Life limited Components are a category of airplane fixed expenses. Life Limited Components expire based on a set number of calendar days and are typically not serviced based on airplane flight hours for part 91 operators. Continue reading “Here’s a cost summary of life limited items on Cirrus Aircraft”

A different flight slope 2017

West Lionshead, Vail Village in Vail Colorado, photo credit wikiWings
West Lionshead, a view from the room, Vail Village in Vail Colorado, with front side ski slopes in the background, photo credit wikiWings

This week I’m taking a break from general aviation to join up on a different flight slope – The ski slopes at Vail Resort in Vail, Colorado. Nine inches of powder in the past few days.  PowPow.  It’s “high altitude” but my feet are still on the ground.

I hope you can take some time off to enjoy rest and fellowship with family and friends also. Blue sky!

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