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N744PSPiper PA-44-180 SeminoleDue soon

Piper PA-44-180 SeminoleLeased

Rank 2 of 4 by operating margin · August 2026 · latest month with data

Aug 1, 2026 – Aug 31, 2026

August 2026

to
Revenue
$16,827
−9%vs. previous period
Hours flown
42.6
−9%vs. previous period
Revenue/hr
$395
0%vs. previous period
Utilization
13.7%
−1 ptsvs. previous period

Monthly performance

Mar–Aug, by calendar month.

Upcoming inspections

Maintenance
Due dateItemHours / intervalStatus
Sep 19, 2026estNext 100-hour23.3 hours to go
77% of the way
In 19 days
Nov 30, 2026Next annual12 calendar months
76% of the way
In 91 days
January 2027estOverhaul100.0 hours to the 2,000-hour TBO
95% of the way
Due in 130 days

Aircraft information

Make / model
Piper PA-44-180 Seminole
Ownership
Leased
Engine TBO
2,000 hrs
Engine hours since overhaul (SMOH)
1,900 hrs (entered Aug 31, 2026)
Current tach
2894.0
Overhaul cost
$84,000
Hourly rate
$395/hr
Fuel burn
Not set

What the numbers show

N744PS's engine is getting close to overhaul.

N744PS$84,000 est Overhaul cost

With 100.0 tach hours left at the pace it usually flies through the seasons, it's projected for January 2027, at about $84,000 (your setting).

Ideas schools in this spot often explore

  • Overhaul quotes and shop slots, since lead times can be long.
  • How the overhaul will be paid for (reserve, financing or cash) and when the money is needed.
  • Overhaul, exchange or a factory engine: what each costs, and how long the aircraft would be down.

Ideas, not recommendations. Your situation may differ.

Show the numbers

N744PS's engine is projected to reach its 2,000-hour TBO about January 2027 (100.0 tach hours remaining at about 28.7 a month, through the seasons).

Hours remaining to TBO: 100.0 h
Tach hours per month: 28.7 h/month
Projected overhaul: January 2027
Overhaul cost: $84,000
Hours remaining to TBO: 100.0 h
Tach hours per month: 28.7 h/month
Projected overhaul: January 2027
Overhaul cost: $84,000

Facts from your data, not a diagnosis.

  • N744PS: 100.0 tach hours remaining to TBO (2,000 less 1,900.0 since overhaul), at about 28.7 tach hours a month, month by month as it flew from 2025-09-01 to 2026-08-31: about January 2027. main factor
    Hours remaining to TBO: 100.0 h
    Tach hours per month: 28.7 h/month

The cash flow forecast has months where more goes out than comes in, January 2027 most of all.

N4521K, N744PS, N8123V−$82,230 short est in January 2027

In the forecast, revenue there is expected at about 61% of an average month, and N744PS's engine overhaul ($84,000) falls in it, leaving about $82,230 more going out than coming in.

Ideas schools in this spot often explore

  • When the large cost has to be paid: a deposit, payment terms, or financing that spreads it over several months.
  • What brings in revenue in the slow months: ground school, simulator time, or block-time packages sold ahead of winter.
  • Timing maintenance that isn't due yet into the stronger months before or after it.

Ideas, not recommendations. Your situation may differ.

Show the numbers

The cash flow forecast for September 2026 to February 2027 has 2 months with more going out than coming in. The most negative is January 2027: about $29,981 of expected revenue against $112,211 of costs, $89,002 of them known upcoming costs (N4521K's 100-hour inspection, N744PS's engine overhaul and N8123V's annual inspection). The running total over the 6 months ends at -$44,974 (an estimate, not a bank balance).

November 2026 forecast net: -$675
January 2027 forecast net: -$82,230
January 2027 expected revenue: $29,981
January 2027 expected costs: $112,211
January 2027 known upcoming costs: $89,002
Running total after 6 months: -$44,974
November 2026 forecast net: -$675
January 2027 forecast net: -$82,230
January 2027 expected revenue: $29,981
January 2027 expected costs: $112,211
January 2027 known upcoming costs: $89,002
Running total after 6 months: -$44,974

Facts from your data, not a diagnosis.

  • N744PS's engine overhaul ($84,000, from your overhaul cost setting) is projected for January 2027. main factor
    N744PS's engine overhaul: $84,000
  • January 2027's expected revenue is $29,981, 61% of an average month by the pattern in your past months. smaller factor
    January 2027 seasonal index: 61%
    January 2027 expected revenue: $29,981

N744PS's costs have risen faster than its rate.

N744PS$14,138 est cost rise not in the rate

Since its rate last changed, its cost per hour has gone from about $255 to $290, about $14,138 over the hours flown since.

Ideas schools in this spot often explore

  • Whether fuel prices or fuel burn per hour account for the rise.
  • When the lease terms changed, and whether the rate was reviewed then.
  • When the hourly rate was last reviewed against its cost per hour.

Ideas, not recommendations. Your situation may differ.

Show the numbers

N744PS's hourly rate last changed in September 2025 (from $375.00 to $395.00 on its invoices). Its operating cost per hour has gone from $254.62 (the 12 months before September 2025) to $289.93 (the 12 months to Aug 31, 2026), up 14%; over the 400.4 hours flown since, that's about $14,138.

Hourly rate: $395.00/hr
Rate last changed: September 2025
Cost per hour before: $254.62/hr
Cost per hour, 12 months to now: $289.93/hr
Hours flown since: 400.4 h
Hourly rate: $395.00/hr
Rate last changed: September 2025
Cost per hour before: $254.62/hr
Cost per hour, 12 months to now: $289.93/hr
Hours flown since: 400.4 h

Facts from your data, not a diagnosis.

  • Fuel went from $87.90 to $107.95 per hour flown. main factor
    Fuel per hour, before: $87.90/hr
    Fuel per hour, now: $107.95/hr
  • Lease payments went from $83.12 to $95.90 per hour flown. smaller factor
    Lease payments per hour, before: $83.12/hr
    Lease payments per hour, now: $95.90/hr
  • Insurance went from $25.24 to $28.47 per hour flown. smaller factor
    Insurance per hour, before: $25.24/hr
    Insurance per hour, now: $28.47/hr

N744PS is booked for much longer than it flies.

N744PS$12,798 est booked, not flown

It flew about 57% of the time booked, leaving time worth about $12,798 that no one else could book.

Ideas schools in this spot often explore

  • Whether the booking length for these lessons includes briefing time that could be booked separately, so the aircraft is free sooner.
  • How long bookings are blocked for: whether the default block fits the lesson, or leaves time nobody uses.
  • Whether bookings start on time, and what happens to the time when a lesson ends early.

Ideas, not recommendations. Your situation may differ.

Show the numbers

N744PS flew 42.6 of its 75.0 booked hours (57%) in this period; the fleet flew 70% of its booked time. The 32.4 booked hours not flown are worth about $12,798 at its revenue per hour.

N744PS booked hours: 75.0 h
N744PS hours flown: 42.6 h
N744PS share flown: 57%
Fleet share flown: 70%
N744PS booked hours: 75.0 h
N744PS hours flown: 42.6 h
N744PS share flown: 57%
Fleet share flown: 70%

Facts from your data, not a diagnosis.

  • Bookings averaged 3.0 booked hours for 1.7 hours flown. main factor
    Booked hours per booking: 3.0 h
    Hours flown per booking: 1.7 h

Cancellations are costing N744PS real flying time.

N744PS$2,370 est Scheduled value of cancelled hours

11% of bookings were cancelled or no-shows, 6.0 scheduled hours worth about $2,370 at the usual rate.

Ideas schools in this spot often explore

  • How the cancellation and no-show policy is set: notice period, fees, and whether it's applied consistently.
  • Reminders before each booking, and how easy it is for a student to move a booking instead of dropping it.
  • A standby list that fills cancelled slots at short notice.

Ideas, not recommendations. Your situation may differ.

Show the numbers

N744PS had 3 cancelled or no-show bookings (11% of its 28 bookings) covering 6.0 scheduled hours; its revenue per hour was $395.00.

Cancelled or no-show bookings: 3
Cancellation rate: 11%
Scheduled hours: 6.0 h
Revenue per hour: $395.00/hr
Cancelled or no-show bookings: 3
Cancellation rate: 11%
Scheduled hours: 6.0 h
Revenue per hour: $395.00/hr

Facts from your data, not a diagnosis.

  • 3 of the 3 cancelled or no-show bookings that name a customer were booked again by the same customer within 7 days. smaller factor
    Booked again: 3
    Naming a customer: 3
    Rebooked share: 100%

N744PS's fuel cost per hour went up.

N744PS

It rose 18% against the three months before.

Ideas schools in this spot often explore

  • Where fuel is purchased and at what price: contract pricing, self-serve against full-serve, and fuel-card fees.
  • Leaning and run-up procedures in the syllabus, and whether they're followed consistently.
  • Whether the hourly rate or a fuel surcharge moves with fuel prices.

Ideas, not recommendations. Your situation may differ.

Show the numbers

N744PS's fuel cost per Hobbs hour was $120.51 in Jun–Aug 2026, up 18% from $102.19 in Mar–May 2026, against a fleet-wide rise of 2%.

Fuel per hour, Jun–Aug 2026: $120.51/hr
Fuel per hour, Mar–May 2026: $102.19/hr
Rise: 18%
Fuel per hour, Jun–Aug 2026: $120.51/hr
Fuel per hour, Mar–May 2026: $102.19/hr
Rise: 18%

N744PS's next inspection falls in the same two weeks as other aircraft's.

N744PS

N744PS flew 18% of the fleet's hours, and the others are due within days of it, so they could all be down at once.

Ideas schools in this spot often explore

  • Bringing one inspection forward a few days so the aircraft aren't down at the same time.
  • Whether the shop can take two aircraft in the same week, and how long each would take.
  • Which bookings fall in those weeks and could move to other aircraft.

Ideas, not recommendations. Your situation may differ.

Show the numbers

N744PS's 100-hour (about Sep 19, 2026) falls within 14 days of N8123V's 100-hour (about Sep 19, 2026) and N4521K's 100-hour (about Sep 24, 2026) (projected). N744PS flew 18% of the fleet's hours from 2026-06-03 to 2026-08-31.

N744PS 100-hour: about Sep 19, 2026
Also due: N8123V 100-hour: about Sep 19, 2026
Also due: N4521K 100-hour: about Sep 24, 2026
N744PS share of fleet hours: 18%
N744PS 100-hour: about Sep 19, 2026
Also due: N8123V 100-hour: about Sep 19, 2026
Also due: N4521K 100-hour: about Sep 24, 2026
N744PS share of fleet hours: 18%

Facts from your data, not a diagnosis.

  • N744PS: 100-hour (about Sep 19, 2026); it flies about 28.7 tach hours a month, and flew 18% of the fleet's hours from 2026-06-03 to 2026-08-31. main factor
    N744PS hours per month: 28.7 h/month
    N744PS share of fleet hours: 18%
  • Also due within 14 days: N8123V's 100-hour (about Sep 19, 2026) and N4521K's 100-hour (about Sep 24, 2026). smaller factor
    Other aircraft due in the same weeks: 2

Not in your data: gallons on fuel bills. The cards leave out what depends on them.

est Includes estimated values: inferred bills, placeholder fixed costs or allocated fuel. Figures for cancellations, downtime and unbilled ground sessions are estimates by design.

Informational only, based on your data. Not financial, legal, or aviation-maintenance advice.