Indicative 2025 market range$397k (€368k) to $475k (€440k)
Fixed annual planning base$24k (€22k)
Direct hourly planning cost$238 (€220) / h
A Maule M-7-235B costs approximately $397k (€368k) to $475k (€440k) to buy at 2025 market values. Owning one and flying 80 hours a year costs roughly $43k (€40k) annually, about $535 (€495) per flight hour all-in, made up of a $24k (€22k) fixed annual base plus $238 (€220) per hour flown. Over five years, purchase and operating costs total around $646k (€598k) before financing, depreciation and tax.
Ownership scenarios
Indicative cash costs before financing, depreciation and tax.
Annual use
Annual cash cost
Effective cost / h
Five-year cash outlay
40 h / year
$33k (€31k)
$832 (€770)
$598k (€554k)
80 h / year
$43k (€40k)
$535 (€495)
$646k (€598k)
120 h / year
$52k (€48k)
$436 (€403)
$693k (€642k)
180 h / year
$67k (€62k)
$370 (€342)
$765k (€708k)
What drives the real price?
Airframe and engine time, maintenance history, damage history, avionics, equipment, geography and tax treatment can move a real transaction well outside a model-level estimate. A cheaper example with deferred maintenance can be the more expensive aircraft after the first annual inspection.
What is included?
PlaneFit combines an annual fixed-cost base with a direct hourly estimate. The result is intended for comparing aircraft and testing utilisation scenarios. It is not a maintenance programme quote, insurance quote or pre-buy assessment.
Insurance sits inside the fixed annual base rather than alongside it. To see how that single line breaks down by pilot experience and model year, read the Maule M-7-235B insurance cost guide.
The central ownership compromise
Excellent payload and rough-strip utility, but cabin refinement, fuel burn and resale depth trail mainstream tourers.
Test your own utilisation
The scenarios above assume 80 hours a year. This calculator opens on the Maule M-7-235B figures so you can change the hours, or any of the inputs, and see what it does to the cost per hour.
Estimated annual cash cost€39,600
Effective cost per flight hour€495
Five-year operating cash€198,000
Prefer to work from fuel burn and maintenance reserve separately? Use the operating cost calculator.
Common questions about Maule M-7-235B costs
How much does a Maule M-7-235B cost to buy?
An indicative 2025 market range for a Maule M-7-235B is $397k (€368k) to $475k (€440k). Airframe and engine time, maintenance and damage history, avionics and equipment move real transactions well outside a model-level estimate.
What does a Maule M-7-235B cost per year to own?
Flying 80 hours a year, budget roughly $43k (€40k) in annual cash costs, which works out at about $535 (€495) per flight hour all-in. That covers a $24k (€22k) fixed annual base plus $238 (€220) per hour of direct operating cost.
What does five years of Maule M-7-235B ownership cost?
Purchase plus five years of operating cost at 80 hours a year comes to approximately $646k (€598k) in cash terms, before financing, depreciation and tax.
