OPERATING COST & MAINTENANCE
Maintenance
The P-750 XSTOL is designed and manufactured with ease of maintenance in mind. The maintenance cycle is every 150 hours or 1500 landings, whichever occurs first. The average estimated time to complete a 150 hour check is approximately 35 - 40 hours.
Operating Costs
The costs below are indicative only and will depend upon local costs for fuel and labour and how the aircraft is being operated.
Summary - Hourly Costs
(see Notes to Cost of Use below)
| Direct Cost of Use Per Hour | US$ | |
Fuel (1) | 146.70 | |
| Engine & Airframe Maintenance: | ||
Labour (2) (.26 mn hr/flt hr) | 21.33 | |
Consumables | 3.30 | |
| Overhaul Reserves: | ||
Engine (3) | 55.00 | |
Propeller (4) | 2.00 | |
Starter/Generator & Engine Fuel Pump (5) | 4.80 | |
Airframe (6) | 2.00 | |
Total Direct Cost Per Hour: | 235.13 | (A) |
Total Direct Cost Per NM: (7) | 1.30 | |
| Fixed Cost of Use: | Per Year | Per Hour |
Crew | (B) | |
Insurance | (C) | |
Cost of Ownership | (D) | |
| Total Operational Cost Per Hour (Sum of Lines A, B, C, D) | | |
Total Operational Cost Per Mile | | |
Notes to Cost of Use:
- US$3.00/Gallon
- US$80.00 per hour labour rate
- Engine Overhaul at 4,000 hours plus one Hot Section Inspection at 2,000 hours, based on average pricing from manufacturers
- Propeller Overhaul at 3,000 hours (or 6 years)
- Overhaul Exchange at 1,500 hours
- The airframe is very robust and needs little maintenance. Nothing needs to be replaced in the airframe until the aircraft has flown 39,000 hours.
- 300nm Leg Block speed of 156 KTAS at 10,000ft, ISA at 48.9 gal/hr
- Pacific Aerospace cannot and does not represent that these figures are anything other than estimated average costs of operation and Pacific Aerospace specifically disclaims any liability for the accuracy of these estimates. The above estimates should be used for purposes of comparison only.
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