New Cessna 150 Owner

[Murdoughnut]

Usually tach time is used for aircraft and Hobbs time is for pilots. This is based on FAR definitions, by the way. However, at the 135 I worked at we used a Hobbs meters driven activated by air pressure to track aircraft time. So there are different ways to do it.

Ok, cool - I just wanted to make sure I hadn't bought an 8K hour airplane that actually has 10K hours on it.

 

[CFI A&P]

Ok, cool - I just wanted to make sure I hadn't bought an 8K hour airplane that actually has 10K hours on it.

Still possible, but on a C150 - that isn't much of a difference in value/ maintenance items as there are very few, if any, life limited components on the venerable Cessna Commuter. You'd have to audit the logbooks to verify the tach - hobbs - TTAF. TTE are consistent.

 

[Murdoughnut]

The newly overhauled prop ... $2,200 for the overhaul and another 3.2 in labor for my A&P to put it on:

 

[CFI A&P]

The newly overhauled prop ... $2,200 for the overhaul and another 3.2 in labor for my A&P to put it on:

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3.2 is a little steep. It should be about 1 for R&R, unless there was other work happening.

 

[bp]

ya it’s a fixed pitch prop. did they dynamically balance it or something?

 

[Murdoughnut]

ya it’s a fixed pitch prop. did they dynamically balance it or something?

I'll ask him - I know he does dynamic balancing, but he didn't mention it to me. Log entry just says installed per manufacturer guidelines.