Hmmm.....

I find myself with similar symptoms having just closed on the sale of my Baron and not yet closed on the MU2. For the moment, I have no plane and thus no plane expenses.

Well..that moment has past and I have now closed on the MU2.

Congratulations!!! Now the fun starts!

Awesome James!!! Pretty perfect timing, don't ya think?

James, I looked real hard at that MU2 and was very very tempted. Thought I could buy it for ~190-200K, wasn't sure what additional costs I would incur in the first 2-3 years and so held off. Just curious what you actually spent getting the plane to the point it is now, if you wouldn't mind sharing....my fear was that turbine maintenance expenses would come in bigger chunks than piston expenses, although operating expenses might be similar vs a piston twin. Would love it if you would share with the class!

James,

Glad to hear you closed on your Baron and are about to start training in your new to you MU-2 ! (kind-a rhymes, doesn't it?)

With any luck, I'm right behind you in Smyrna...

Best regards,

James, I looked real hard at that MU2 and was very very tempted. Thought I could buy it for ~190-200K, wasn't sure what additional costs I would incur in the first 2-3 years and so held off. Just curious what you actually spent getting the plane to the point it is now, if you wouldn't mind sharing....my fear was that turbine maintenance expenses would come in bigger chunks than piston expenses, although operating expenses might be similar vs a piston twin. Would love it if you would share with the class!

James, I looked real hard at that MU2 and was very very tempted. Thought I could buy it for ~190-200K, wasn't sure what additional costs I would incur in the first 2-3 years and so held off. Just curious what you actually spent getting the plane to the point it is now, if you wouldn't mind sharing....my fear was that turbine maintenance expenses would come in bigger chunks than piston expenses, although operating expenses might be similar vs a piston twin. Would love it if you would share with the class!

The piston twin owners don't want to hear the answer. :-)

Mike C.

Congrats James! awesome.

Jordan mentioned the windshield when we talked, how much is the labor to replace one of those, and do you actually have to do it soon?? It was $10K to replace the windshield on my P337 FWIW. You have a really nice looking plane though, congratulations.

I think the MU2 plex windshields are roughly that to replace.

The glass ones, on the other hand, are way more, think $40K.

I'm happy to have the plex kind in my plane. 7 years and 900 hours later, they seem like they are doing just fine with no indication they are close to replacement.

Mike C.

Thanks Jeff.

I have a new co pilot windshield that came with the plane. its 40 hours to replace ($3800). It meets specs now so we will keep an eye on it and do it when needed.