Originally Posted by
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Our saabs are the "newest" saabs out there and with their new interiors and new paint are hardly pieces of junk. Sure, they rattle, buzz and shake... but they're maintained well and are performing well in their niche for DL and flying them is certainly better than picking up an unemployment check. 40,000 cycles is a bit of an exageration don't you think?
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Maybe yours are younger. Ours typically have 35,000 hours and 40,000 cycles.
Figure it this way... 7 legs per day, 300 days flying per year, for 20 years is 42,000.