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In order to justify the $$, I look at the coupe as a kit plane you buy pre-assembled, and pay as you go on the special Ercoupe time payment plan. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Wood, Percy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "'Darick Gundy'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 7:13 AM Subject: RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Unworthy coupes > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > Percy explains it perfectly. > I have had to spend some time and money on the 415C I bought 5 months ago, so > yes, it is a kind of on going "project". > However, in that time I have logged more than 25 hours of dual time, and more > than 10 hours solo, and I am planning to do my sport pilot check ride by mid > January. > A brand new sport plane costs like a minumum of $ 70,000 (which I can't > afford), so I am still well ahead and have no regrets whatsoever. > > Eliacim Cortes > N87071 > > > > > > Quoting "Wood, Percy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > > advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > They are, Derick, very old airplanes. Even the "airworthy" ones are a > > project. Especially since so many mechanics do not know their > > idosyncrocities. > > Percy in NM, USA > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Darick Gundy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 5:12 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Unworthy coupes > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > > advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > Just a general comment, > > Someone has been looking for an Ercoupe to buy and has evidently run > > into many that may be not airworthy-see comments below. As someone who is > > close to making a purchase, I was disappointed to hear this as I'm sure many > > others were. Have others had this same experience? > > > > A buyers experience... > > "....as I was told I ought to expect in the first place--that a lot of > > Ercoupes are not worth having, at least not unless someone is willing to > > take on what amounts to (even if not advertised as) a project." > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================================================================ > > == > > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the > > archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > > > > > > ============================================================================ == > > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================================================================ == > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > > > > __________ NOD32 1.1327 (20051217) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
