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Originally Posted by norriscathy
I did search everything I could I could find; that is were I saw the $445 per hour number. I wanted some more current "real life" numbers like the previous poster provided.
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A general rule of thumb is to take the fuel flow per hour X cost of fuel per gallon X 4.
So if your burn is 20gph and the cost of fuel is $4.00/gallon you're looking at $320 per hour. For an average C-337 I would say that's a close number.
Of course there are variables, such as condition of the plane and quality of the maintenance.
The cost to purchase is only the cost of admission to aircraft ownership. Typically the average airplane owner buys into more airplane than he can afford, dumps alot of money into it initially then begins forgoing any maintenance for the remainder of the time he owns the plane. Most new owners would rather sink high $$$$'s into gadgets and avionics rather than needed maintenance.