poadeleted3
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There is a company on ASO advertising refurbed Skylanes, with a new SMA turbo diesel engine.
They have one advertised. For $269K, you get a 1980 Skylane with 1500 hrs on the airframe, new paint, new interior, new windows, new exterior fiberglass, a new prop and governor, and a new 230 hp SMA Turbo Diesel engine with a bunch of new accessories. The engine is advertised as providing full horsepower to 10,000 feet, having a 3,000 hr TBO, and burning 6 gph at 65% power.
Judging from the pics the plane is a real beauty, and the price is lower than a new normally aspirated Skylane runs. Throw in the same King radios, autopilot, GPS, and MFD, and you would probably be looking at spending around the same as you would for for a brand new Skylane.
Edit: I just noticed that the plane comes with an new Garmin stack and STEC autopilot.
It seems to me that you also get to help them test their new engine.
So, is this a good deal?
They have one advertised. For $269K, you get a 1980 Skylane with 1500 hrs on the airframe, new paint, new interior, new windows, new exterior fiberglass, a new prop and governor, and a new 230 hp SMA Turbo Diesel engine with a bunch of new accessories. The engine is advertised as providing full horsepower to 10,000 feet, having a 3,000 hr TBO, and burning 6 gph at 65% power.
Judging from the pics the plane is a real beauty, and the price is lower than a new normally aspirated Skylane runs. Throw in the same King radios, autopilot, GPS, and MFD, and you would probably be looking at spending around the same as you would for for a brand new Skylane.
Edit: I just noticed that the plane comes with an new Garmin stack and STEC autopilot.
It seems to me that you also get to help them test their new engine.
So, is this a good deal?
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