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Subject:What are Cessna Caravan operating costs?
From:C J Campbell
Date:Thu Aug 31 18:52:05 2000
Cessna claims that the direct operating costs for a Grand Caravan are about
$200/hour, or $1.11/mile. This includes fuel, oil, reserves for overhauls,
engine & airframe maintenance, parts, and avionics repairs. Any Caravan
drivers know whether these figures are close to the mark? A couple of
Cessnas assumptions look low to me: $1.90/gallon for fuel, and a shop rate
of $42/hour. Their figures also seem to depend on the engine, prop, and
generator all making TBO.

Cessna also claims that you can count on 1200 productive hours a year from
this plane. This seems to allow almost no down time. Is 1200 hours/year a
realistic expectation? They assert that with 1200 hours you can expect a
total operating cost of about $400/hour, or $2.43/mile, including crew cost
and financing.

Are these figures reasonable, allowing for the caveats already mentioned?



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