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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > any advice in this forum.]---- > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Eli, > I'll forward one response back to you on Prospective Purchase and copy > [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that others may respond directly back to you or > the group. > > Cal 415-D > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Prospective Purchase > Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 21:24:47 -0600 > From: "William R. Bayne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > on 1/20/03 7:40 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I'm new to the list and will soon be the owner of a coupe. > I've been restoring planes for years but never had an > ercoupe. The plane i'm getting has...been in storage for > about 10years...need to catch up a few AD's... Is there > anything else I should look for before I complete the deal > on the plane. > > ---------------------------------- > > I would make the deal contingent on passing a current annual by a > mechanic acceptable to both parties knowledgable on coupes. If the > plane doesn't have the "swiss cheese" holes in the wings for > inspection yet, you're buying a "pig in a poke". > > No price adjustment will buy you a new center section or spar, so if > you missed Hartmut's pictures a few days ago, let me know and I'll > send you the link to the pictures worth thousands of words (and > dollars). > > Corrosion is the biggie. Fabric condition, engine condition (years > since overhaul are generally more important than time unless you're > approaching TBO) and proper approval for all modifications from > original can all represent significant expense (as on any aircraft). > > Welcome to the group! > > William R. (Bill) Bayne Bill, I am also new to the list and missed the pictures. I would like to know how to view them. gil leiter MAPLEWOOD, MN ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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