OK, here something I found out. I looked into YAK 52's. No, I'm not going for one, but it seems maintenance costs are the same as the 150. A new engine for the Yak is $23,000, 0-200 is $22,000 about. Overhauls are 12,000 for both for example. The Yak is experimental exhibition, but most of my aerobatic flying would be close to my airport anyway.
Maybe a Yak could be in my furture in 5 -10 years (I would still keep my 150 though).
Steve
I find it hard to believe that maintenance costs for a complex, high performance aerobatic plane are anywhere near a Cessna 150's. Doesn't the Yak have an air/pneumatic system for brakes, retractable gear, controllable pitch prop, Russian radial engine, etc. Maybe an oil change would be comparable although the Yak probably takes more of that also, but I imagine everything else would be pretty expensive. Any AP/IA care to quote what an annual for a Yak would cost in their shop compared to a 150?
