ORIGINAL: beppeVRCS
I'm always puzzled and amazed by the "savings on fuel costs" that can be obtained by expensive engines on expensive aircraft, controlled by very expensive equipment!
Did you ever compute the expenditure in fuel over a year period, for instance, compared with what we spend in airplanes, radios and engines in the same period?
Beppe
Yes, indeed I have and fuel is my biggest expense. Why ? I treat my equipment very well and tend to keep my equipment a long time. ( Depression era parents , I guess).
When I move on to another model or new equipment , I sell the old and recoup a fair amount of the initial expense(s). Fuel costs, however, blow out my tuned pipe !