REFLECTOR: Value

[Richard J. Gentil]

Al,

With reasonable equipment I would say between $125k and $150k, the 
higher number would be with great paint, EFIS/ONE and either the 
IO-390-X or the XP-400 which will give you a cruise closer to 190kts at 
75% power.

Richard

Joel Smith wrote:
> Being a little surprised at the quoted fuel burn of the Columbia 400's 
> TSIO-550-C for that cruise speed, I went out to their site to take a 
> look. They have the manual for the Columbia 400 online. I just 
> finished reading and found it to be an interesting modern day 
> certified manual.
>
> Al Gietzen wrote:
>>
>> I happened to peruse performance and cost of few new certified 
>> single-engine airplanes in Flying magazine.
>>
>> Trying to get things on a comparable basis, I came up with these 
>> approximate numbers.
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
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>> Payload (full fuel)
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>> 	
>>
>> Payload (half fuel)
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>> 	
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>> Cruise sp ~8000 (kts)
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>> 	
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>> Fuel burn
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>> Price ($)
>>
>> Diamond Twin
>>
>> 	
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>> 661
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>> 	
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>> 883
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>> 	
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>> 160
>>
>> 	
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>> 14
>>
>> 	
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>> 470,000
>>
>> Mooney Acclaim
>>
>> 	
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>> 474
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>> 	
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>> 775
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>> 	
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>> 180
>>
>> 	
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>> 18
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>> 	
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>> 495,000
>>
>> Columbia 400
>>
>> 	
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>> 475
>>
>> 	
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>>  
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>> 	
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>> 185
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>> 	
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>> 20.5
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>> 	
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>> 575,000
>>
>> Velocity SE RG
>>
>> 	
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>> 650
>>
>> 	
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>> 830
>>
>> 	
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>> 180
>>
>> 	
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>> 12
>>
>> 	
>>
>>    ??????
>>
>>  
>>
>> What is the most that a nice, flying SE RG has sold for? 
>>
>>  
>>
>> Al
>>
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