Thoughts on going to a Bravo after a 252?

[xavierde]

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!

[Boilermonkey]

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]

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]

About 950 useful load.   We have TKS and still have the vacuum system and instruments.

[xavierde]

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]

My Bravo GX had a little over 1000 lbs. Can’t remember if it was 1004 or 1040. My Acclaim considerably less, bummer.