My Sad 337 Engine Story

[N337RT]

Hey Tom, I’ve debated this scenario as well since both my engines are at the 1200 hour mark. Sadly with the high cost of the overhaul as you have found I have come to one conclusion when it comes time OH mine: buy another skymaster! There are plenty out there with lower time engines selling for the price of one OH/Reman.... swap them into your aircraft and sell/part out the rest. Quick search on barnstormers has a few in the 40k range. Good luck!

[kilr4d]

Originally Posted by N337RT

Hey Tom, I’ve debated this scenario as well since both my engines are at the 1200 hour mark. Sadly with the high cost of the overhaul as you have found I have come to one conclusion when it comes time OH mine: buy another skymaster! There are plenty out there with lower time engines selling for the price of one OH/Reman.... swap them into your aircraft and sell/part out the rest. Quick search on barnstormers has a few in the 40k range. Good luck!

^ This is the right answer. You've got to buy another airplane and/or scrap yours.

If the worst comes to the worst; look at what you've got to sell:

• Props
• Radios
• New Avidyne 440
• New Insight G4
• New DAC GPSS roll steering module
• Working 400B IFCS
• Airframe
• Cargo Pod
• Freshly overhauled gear powerpack
• Etc

It won't get you as much back as you want, but it's a start.