nbit Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Does anyone have any numbers to share on these from experience? I have a customer that wants to do one with me and am trying to workup the operating costs etc..., and work from there. Any help is greatly appreciated. PM me if you like. Also... How realistic is the cost breakdown at the Schweizer website? What are the insurance costs and best underwriters? Thanks in advance... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flingwing206 Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 If your client is looking for a new CBi, we have a position for May '06 - they can have it just the way they want it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbit Posted April 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 They are going to want the numbers before they decide. And I want to learn about it too. Otherwise there will be no purchase. Answers first... That's the reason I posted as I did... If it looks good after that, then we can maybe talk. They do want to purchase in May. New or used is undecided until I can come up with crunched numbers for various scenarios... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flingwing206 Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 nbit, check your PMs - I'm working on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pokey Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 i dont think there is a "magic number", Schweizer's estimates are for a "perfect world scenerio". I have seen ships that fly & fly & fly------totally abused & neglected, their operating cost is the price of fuel ! I have also seen fairly well maintened ships that when i do an annual ?! YIKES !! Its really quite easy to figure out what one of these machines "should" cost to run. ADD "a few" dollars to Schweizer's cost. I remember years back we tried to figure out the "proportion"--- we figured for their $60, it actually cost us just over $100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbit Posted April 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 i dont think there is a "magic number", Schweizer's estimates are for a "perfect world scenerio". I have seen ships that fly & fly & fly------totally abused & neglected, their operating cost is the price of fuel ! I have also seen fairly well maintened ships that when i do an annual ?! YIKES !! Its really quite easy to figure out what one of these machines "should" cost to run. ADD "a few" dollars to Schweizer's cost. I remember years back we tried to figure out the "proportion"--- we figured for their $60, it actually cost us just over $100I have been and aircraft owner & am aware that it is not a perfect world... Just looking for some people that have 'real-world' experiences so my client and I can feel informed. I know that the Schweizer page is probably going to reflect a best case scenario, but '...how far off base can it be?'. I want to draw up an agreement that will have the best possibility of keeping everybody happy all or at least most of the time.Thanks... Got your PM Fling, Thx... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbit Posted May 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 OK... I KNOW there is more than one Schweizer 300 operator or salesperson reading these forums... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbit Posted May 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 Found what I was looking for! Thanks to everyone that helped out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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