David Megginson wrote: > Fuel costs don't help, obviously, but they're a relatively small percentage > of the cost of operating a plane (i.e. doubling the fuel cost might increase > the cost of flying by 25%). Is maintenance more expensive? Is it taxation > and government fees? Obviously, the money's not going into the equipment > they rent you.
I've asked my instructor: Our Warrior costs 40+ % fuel, 25 % commercial maintenance (required, if you use the aircraft for commercial purpose), 5 % amortization, the rest is mostly for insurance and hangaring, Martin. -- Unix _IS_ user friendly - it's just selective about who its friends are ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
