The Skymasters are not really any more costly than other legacy general aviation aircraft. The biggest issue is that there are TWO engines so that aspect is 2X cost. Parts are readily available for most of the systems and components. The first couple of years were costly as I brought the aircraft back from 20 years of not being used much. Now that I have things under control there is not much maintenance apart from annuals and the odd things here and there.
@@ScottsSynthStuff Yes it was. It was a very sad environment. They gave us some CYKZ branded wheel chocks they had lying around and they are at my hangar.
I agree, Lake Central guys are 👍
They are a pretty awesome bunch!
👏👏👏
Very interesting. Is it hard to maintain the SkyMaster if.. they aren't producing them?
The Skymasters are not really any more costly than other legacy general aviation aircraft. The biggest issue is that there are TWO engines so that aspect is 2X cost. Parts are readily available for most of the systems and components. The first couple of years were costly as I brought the aircraft back from 20 years of not being used much. Now that I have things under control there is not much maintenance apart from annuals and the odd things here and there.
I guess this video must have been shot last fall. RIP Buttonville. :(
This was just before they closed and my last flight in and out of Buttonville.
At 19:52 you say it's November 20th, so only 3 days before they closed down.
@@ScottsSynthStuff Yes it was. It was a very sad environment. They gave us some CYKZ branded wheel chocks they had lying around and they are at my hangar.
I was just watching this video and noticed that the aircraft at Lake Central that you identified as Buccaneers are actually Renegades.
Well that is a pretty major error on my part...
At 18:15 there is a Lake with the registration C-GROB. How could that reg not be assigned to a sailplane?!?!
Not sure I get what you mean...?
@@tomairtv shouldn't C-GROB be assigned to you know...an actual Grob? If I owned a Grob, I would have snagged that registration! :)
@@ScottsSynthStuff OK, I get it...
All I wanna do is fly with you someday in your aircraft Tom 🥹I pray someday I do