xavierde Posted July 11, 2023 Report Posted July 11, 2023 I sold my 252 a couple of years ago and I'm now ready to go back into aircraft ownership. I've seen a couple of Bravos with all the bells & whistles e.g. low time engine, fiki and recent avionics, and I'm curious about what to expect in terms of flying, maintenance... vs. my previous bird. Thank you! 1
Boilermonkey Posted July 11, 2023 Report Posted July 11, 2023 Firewall forward OH was all in $100k. Annuals $4k plus whatever they find. 16-18 gph. Plus TKS and O2 as it is used. About .25 gal of TKS per month to maintain the system.
Pinecone Posted July 12, 2023 Report Posted July 12, 2023 What is your useful load? When I saw shopping, looked Bravos, but ended up with a 252/Encore. 175 KTAS on 10.1 GPH, and 1100 pound useful load.
Boilermonkey Posted July 12, 2023 Report Posted July 12, 2023 About 950 useful load. We have TKS and still have the vacuum system and instruments.
xavierde Posted July 18, 2023 Author Report Posted July 18, 2023 On 7/12/2023 at 10:09 PM, Pinecone said: 1100 pound useful load That's really good! Mine was just under 900lbs. Thank you both, very useful info.
Danb Posted July 18, 2023 Report Posted July 18, 2023 My Bravo GX had a little over 1000 lbs. Can’t remember if it was 1004 or 1040. My Acclaim considerably less, bummer.
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