Originally Posted By: Cujet
You would think that the overhaul costs would be different. But, when Troublemeca Grand Prairie, TX does an overhaul, they change all the parts and charge accordingly. Nothing is re-used. That's what you get for your $600,000.00! A new engine is not that much more...
I'd love to use the better oil. However, the way those engines leak, it gets all over our expensive paint job and stains it. BP-2380 does not stain the paint!
Ouch!!! While the EC aircraft are great, sounds like they need a real engine. There's no reason for an overhaul to cost $600k, nor should a turbine leak oil. Those old Troublemecca's have been around a long time. I didn't know they were that bad.
Interesting, the power by the hour cost of small turbines is almost the same as much bigger engines, even though the cost is a lot less to start with. The reason is that you have to go through them a lot sooner and it costs a lot to overhaul them. The Model 250 helo engine on a per hour basis used to cost the same as the 3007 fan engine in the EMB 145 on an hourly basis. The reason was that even though the big fan engine cost 5x as much, it ran a lot more than 5x as long.
Curious, how much do you plan per engine on for reserve on an hourly basis?