We can sell you TWO IS28's for less than that... Cheers Derek 人生は短いです：一日をつかむ
-----Original Message----- From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Mike Borgelt Sent: Tuesday, 1 March 2011 6:31 AM To: k...@riverland.net.au; Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] blaniks Kym, Contact Nigel Arnott at Boonah/Archerfield. He has the approval to do the mod and I heard $20000 -25000. While you're at it paint it yellow instead of the oxidised aluminium/Stealth grey colour they come in. Mike At 08:26 PM 28/02/2011, you wrote: >To answer your question "4. Is it worth it?": YES. >My club has a Blanik, obviously it is worth nothing but scrap unless >it can fly. It is our only 2 seat glider. Most other 2 seat >gliders are too heavy for our ultralight tug. The club could afford >to buy another trainer, and I suggested affordable options - but it >won't, so fixing our existing aircraft is the only way to keep >going. So it is worth up to the value of what our very nice, low >hours Blanik would be worth once it is flyable again. >Kym. > >> >>Re Blaniks >>The President confirms that the Llewelyn mod for 8 Blaniks is OK, >>and should be OK for others provided they are "modified to the full >>extent of the STC to L13A1 standard". >>Much of this note seems quite premature, given that facilitating >>"work is in progress". The three obvious questions that arise are: >>1. How much? >>2. Who is approved to do the work? >>3. Who is actually prepared to do the work? >> >>The first question give rise to a further question; >>4. Is it worth it? >> >>My guess is that the answer to the first question is "substantial", >>to the second "many", to the third "very few - unless they can >>make big bucks from their efforts." and to the last "no". >> >>It all appears to be a bit like the question "Do you want the good >>news first, or the bad news first?" > >_______________________________________________ >Aus-soaring mailing list >Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net >To check or change subscription details, visit: >http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments since 1978 phone Int'l + 61 746 355784 fax Int'l + 61 746 358796 cellphone Int'l + 61 428 355784 email: mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com website: www.borgeltinstruments.com _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
