My guess is that many Coupers would be glad to fly your airplane back for their expenses or part of them. Private pilots can't be paid for their services anyway. It's an easy job--1 hour each wing--to get them off the plane. But then you have the problem of trailering them and the fuse back. Probably easier to fly it back, but I would recommend an experienced Coupe pilot do the ferrying. Syd Cohen of this group is the polished aluminum expert. I believe he has said in the past that once properly polished, aluminum doesn't need too much work to maintain it. Ralph Finch
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of agilterv Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 9:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Couple of questions on buying an Ercoupe I'm going to buy an Ercoupe and looking at 3 or 4 that are on the market. I am a paraplegic so not practical to go pick it up. My friend says just take the wings off and trailer it home. How big a job is that (in hours/dollars) vs paying someone to ferry it for me? One of the planes is not painted....polished aluminum instead. How much upkeep does the polished aluminum take? Thanks in advance for the advice, Dan
