brien23
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574 Twin's for sale on trade-a-plane, not sure I have ever seen that many twin engine listings before in one issue.
574 Twin's for sale
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bnt83
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How many would pass a detailed corrosion inspection?
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Heck, there's a Twin Comanche with freshly overhauled engines on the market for less than the cost of the engines. It's not selling either.
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I see some still selling, but it's nice ones are still selling. The problem with a lot of twins, is the lack one or two things that buyers are looking for. Buyers want airplanes ready to go and the cost to upgrade twins can be higher than singles, paint, interior, engines/props all cost more than simple singles and therefore a larger % of the value of the planes.
The ones with good engine times seem to need paint or avionics, good paint and avionics, needs engines.
But, as always, price sells.
I see some still selling, but it's nice ones are still selling. The problem with a lot of twins, is the lack one or two things that buyers are looking for. Buyers want airplanes ready to go and the cost to upgrade twins can be higher than singles, paint, interior, engines/props all cost more than simple singles and therefore a larger % of the value of the planes.The ones with good engine times seem to need paint or avionics, good paint and avionics, needs engines.
But, as always, price sells.
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I really, really, really tried to convince myself I needed a twin Comanche. Good looking, economical for a twin, pretty safe, and hard to land. My kind of plane all around.
Bottom line was I couldn't justify the cost with just me in the seat, or me, wife and dog to go 70-120 hours a year. If I flew more, or hauled more bodies, or was always going over water it would have tipped the scale. But - I wound up with an economical single, and I will maybe regret once in a while.
Bottom line was I couldn't justify the cost with just me in the seat, or me, wife and dog to go 70-120 hours a year. If I flew more, or hauled more bodies, or was always going over water it would have tipped the scale. But - I wound up with an economical single, and I will maybe regret once in a while.
JHW
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which is amusing when my little travel air is parked next to a caravan or pilatusYeah, $10.00 for a single, $25 for a light twin, $50 for cabin class twin are typical ramp/overnight fees for airports that charge those fees.
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Guess I picked a bad week to dream about trading up.
denverpilot
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Sounds like insurance will continue to go up.
Blackhawk
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Some yes, some no. For example, if you are a flight school looking for a used nonturbo Seminole, good luck.
On the other hand, I'm not sure why someone would purchase a new Baron or a DA-42. I had a client look at a DA-42 and I test flew it for him. Nice airplane, but I had to be honest with him. Told him to find a nice C-310 airframe with mid time engines, gut the interior, put in a new panel, and even with new paint he would be looking at about $300K if he went crazy verses $600k for the DA-42 or something like $1.5 million for a new Baron.
On the other hand, I'm not sure why someone would purchase a new Baron or a DA-42. I had a client look at a DA-42 and I test flew it for him. Nice airplane, but I had to be honest with him. Told him to find a nice C-310 airframe with mid time engines, gut the interior, put in a new panel, and even with new paint he would be looking at about $300K if he went crazy verses $600k for the DA-42 or something like $1.5 million for a new Baron.