How cheap can a piston twin go?

Your engine overhaul costs are rising with every post… I have qoutes for 17k€ for an O360 plus taxes and installation, but it doesn’t matter if they go into a Cherokee or into a Travel Air. 50k£ per engine seems like either a total rip off or a very rare engine.

That a normal MEP is needed to fly inline thrust twins does not have much impact on the necessary proficiency to fly those OEI, I reckon.

mh wrote:

I have qoutes for 17k€ for an O360 plus taxes and installation, but it doesn’t matter if they go into a Cherokee or into a Travel Air.

We exchanged an IO-360 for an overhauled engine last year for about 30k€ including all taxes, freight costs and installation. (Overhaul done by a British shop, installation by a Swedish shop.)

In terms of zero timing an engine I am being generous. The trouble is in my experience you start out with a number but the shop then says well you may a well do the prop. at the same time, and the overhaul doesnt include this and that (which you may as well do at the same time) as so the estimate / bill grows. Of course you dont have to do any of those things and that will inevitably keep the cost down.

https://www.planecheck.com/?ent=da&id=50494

planecheck_G_BGON_50494_pdf

Lovely Garmin G3X Touch in it

Buy it and report back to us after your first annual! ;)

Both engines very likely to need overhaul soon and I guess priced in. Worst case scenario and there could be a bill of £70K in the relatively short term, but everything else being equal (havent looked at the rest of it) you might have a lovely aircraft for the next 15 years for £100K.

That siad I think the single engine performance is pretty miserable, and will be even worse with two old engines. Given there are twins at similiar prices with good single engine performance I am not sure the merits of opting for one without.

Is the G3X even stc‘d for IFR in this airframe?

I think the 695 was only ever a VFR portable….