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You're probably right, but the weight of the fuel and tank, along with the necessary survival gear and radio may go a bit too far. Besides, I'm not sure I would like the pucker factor. Al DeMarzo Visit the Ercoupe Swap Page - Free and Easy http://www.ercoupeowners.com/swap/swapbook.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Hauger To: AJ DeMarzo Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 11:06 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Coupes in the used aircraft market Aj; Would it not be cheaper to put a 50 gal aux tank in a Coupe and fly her across the pond? As I recall the longest hop is 800 miles. RBH ----- Original Message ----- From: AJ DeMarzo To: Ercoupers Flyin Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 10:23 AM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Coupes in the used aircraft market Juergen;Another point to know is that the Ercoupe wings are easily removed. The width of the gear & tires is 8.5ft and should easily fit into a container without any other major disassembly. Could make getting one to Europe easier than any other airplanes. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jürgen P. To: AJ DeMarzo ; Ercoupers Flyin Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 9:08 AM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Coupes in the used aircraft market Al & all, many thanks for your very informative answers. I did not expect to get that many feedbacks so quickly. Indeed I don't care about the 1400 lbs weight, as we don't have a LSA class of Aircraft in Germany. Rgds Juergen AJ DeMarzo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: I will echo the comments about how important it is to have a thorough prebuy done by a mechanic qualified and experienced in Ercoupes. There are more dogs out there than dogcatchers and more individuals trying to unload junk to unsuspecting and trusting buyers. If you don't care about the 1400 lb gross weight, look for a D, E, G, F1 or F2 model. You will probably get more for your money. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Roach" To: ""Jürgen P."" ; "Ercoupers Flyin" Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 7:54 AM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Coupes in the used aircraft market > Juergen, > Without knowing anything about the specific aircraft, the price could be > about right. The 415 C and 415 CD models are eligible as Light Sport > Aircraft and they sell at a higher price. The later models, certified to a > gross weight of 1400 lbs or so, are less expensive. The $18000 aircraft > probably has older or less in the way of instruments/avionics as well. It > might or might not be worth the money depending on it's condition and > should only be purchased after a rigorous inspection by a well qualified > technician with Ercoupe experience. > > John Roach > N 2427H > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> All, >> I am new to this group. I live in Germany and am a novice pilot, having >> trained on C150's mostly and some on C172's. >> I am a big fan of vintage aircraft and have recently by coincidence come >> across the Forney Ercoupe/ Alon Aircoupe. I must say it seems very easy >> to get infatuated by this beauty and from the engineering angle, I think >> the Coupes are definitely covering is an amazing piece of aviation >> history, too. >> I am actually wondering why the production of the Coupe did not totally >> outnumber its main competitors. Who would want to fly a Cessna 150 when >> you can fly a Coupe? Based on that thought, I have browsed ads for Coupes >> in "globalplanesearch.com" and was surprised about the price levels of >> most of the offers. Can anybody tell me why it is that I can apparently >> buy a coupe at half or about a third of the price of a Piper Cub made >> around the same time? >> E.g. this one, where the asking price is $ 18,000.-- >> http://www.ipilot.com/classifieds/display.aspx?pid=9992 >> I am wondering whether something must be "wrong" with it, or whether I >> have just not looked for the right things so far. >> I will have to check about how tedious or expensive it would be to buy an >> N-registered Coupe in the U.S., bring it here and have it >> German-registered. To my knowledge, only 11 Coupes are flying in Germany >> today. The thought to complete the dozen tickles me! >> Grateful for your feedback! >> Regards from overseas >> Juergen ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
