Looking for advice on buying a P337

[muesr]

Dave,

Thanks for the advice. Your input provided information that I will use.

I hope that you enjoy your P337. I had one years ago and trusted it to get me home safely every time I flew it.

Mike Ellington

[hharney]

Mike
Have you searched your question on the website search option? The thread below, which is the second thread in the message group, is all the info about buying a Skymaster. I would suggest that you review this info and then ask some specific questions about the aircraft. It would take hours to answer your question as written, someone like myself that has a great passion for the aircraft could go on for days but may not touch on all the things you are really looking for. The newest Aviation Consumer magazine features Skymaster but I was not impressed with their review. It may help you answer some questions though. Please dig into this message board because there is lots of info.


http://www.337skymaster.com/messages...ead.php?t=2190

[aldoradave]

It seems that Aviation consumer perpetuates the story line that the 337s are maintenance hogs. Indeed there are a few idiosyncratic items that do require different levels than a conventional twin but I don't think those to be of much importance when evaluating the relative maintenance needs.

From my experience of owning a Seneca III (same motors as my P337) I don't think there is much difference at all. My guess is that some compare the 337's maintenance costs to that of a single, and of course it is going to be more--but not in comparison to other light twins.

Dave Dillehay