That's how we measure aircraft costs - $/hr. Our Cessna burns 11.5 gal/hour at our normal cruise settings. I saw that non-ethanol 87 oct. gas is 3.79/gal today at our usual station, so that works out to $43.59/hour for fuel. We haven't been flying it enough recently, and did some significant avionics upgrades, so our total cost per hour - maintenance, repairs, inspections, fuel and oil, etc. is right at $100/hour over the last five years. Now that fuel is below $4/gal, I need to go and fill the 55 gal drum - it's empty now and the airplane is only half full. We will fly it a couple of hours this weekend to calibrate a new Angle of Attack sensor I installed a few weeks ago.
On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 11:55 AM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 3, 2022, at 11:12, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: > > > The truck also records time and since the last fill, I have had it > > running for 9.6 hours and that works out to about $16.87 dollars per > > hour. ... Somehow, cost per hour seems every bit as useful as miles > > per gallon. > > Yes, it's interesting, and would be useful if you used the truck for work, > so you know how much you need to earn per hour just to break even on fuel. > Or how much your commute is costing you. > > Of course, you really need to include the fully loaded cost including > wear and maintenance to have an accurate number. It's higher than a lot > of people realize. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
