ntschmandt
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Hey everyone!
I currently own a 180HP piper warrior which I absolutely love, but I have finally outgrown it, and I am thinking about upgrading, mostly because I would like something faster. I have 180 hours, a complex and high performance endorsement, and am more than halfway through the instrument rating.
The VREF for the warrior is $40.5K, I think it can get $45K. I can put in about $15K more into the upgrade.
My mission is occassional cross countries with me and friends, as well as making a trip home everyone once in a while (Chicago-Texas), reasonable cost would be great.
I would also really love to take the plane over the Atlantic sometime (have a lot of family in Europe), but that is at least a year off.
I am open to either singles or twins, definitely would want the plane to be in good shape.
I would really appreciate any advice from people about:
How much extra expense a is a twin over a single, really?
What options make the most sense given my budget and experience? So far my list is:
Piper Comanche
Mooney M20F or M20J
Twin Comanche
Seneca
crossed off the arrow because it is just too much slower than the mooneys
crossed off the Cessna 210 because it seems to be a maintenance nightmare
crossed off the Aztec because it just burns too much fuel
Would really appreciate any experienced advice, right now just trying to narrow down the options! Thanks in advance!
I currently own a 180HP piper warrior which I absolutely love, but I have finally outgrown it, and I am thinking about upgrading, mostly because I would like something faster. I have 180 hours, a complex and high performance endorsement, and am more than halfway through the instrument rating.
The VREF for the warrior is $40.5K, I think it can get $45K. I can put in about $15K more into the upgrade.
My mission is occassional cross countries with me and friends, as well as making a trip home everyone once in a while (Chicago-Texas), reasonable cost would be great.
I would also really love to take the plane over the Atlantic sometime (have a lot of family in Europe), but that is at least a year off.
I am open to either singles or twins, definitely would want the plane to be in good shape.
I would really appreciate any advice from people about:
How much extra expense a is a twin over a single, really?
What options make the most sense given my budget and experience? So far my list is:
Piper Comanche
Mooney M20F or M20J
Twin Comanche
Seneca
crossed off the arrow because it is just too much slower than the mooneys
crossed off the Cessna 210 because it seems to be a maintenance nightmare
crossed off the Aztec because it just burns too much fuel
Would really appreciate any experienced advice, right now just trying to narrow down the options! Thanks in advance!
