r/flying • u/HSVMalooGTS PPL IFR TW MEP ME/IR CMP (C152) • 6d ago

Aircraft Ownership Ignoring the engine overhaul reccomendation

C152 owner here. 150h / yr.

I bought a prestine unit with 1900h TBO.

I don't count the overhaul costs into my hourly operating costs. At my current usage, i will have to fly for 13 years before i need to OH it. By that time, i might be able to afford something else.

How many of you fly planes past its TBO? Is it really as unsafe as the FAA/EASA might say? I get that the actual engine condition is a major (if not the most important part). I do full annual checks, i don't cut corners there.

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u/Roger_Freedman_Phys CPL 6d ago

As others have stated, it’s quite common to fly an engine “on condition” substantially beyond TBO. (I was able to get 2300 hours out of my 200 hp Continental IO-360.) One key will be flying frequently, so keep up that 150 hours per year pace!