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Old September 29th 05, 10:00 PM
Jonathan Goodish
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In article .com,
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History teaches that pilots are willing to take chances on airframes,
but not on engines, which is pretty logical. The Grumman fleets are


I'm not sure what this means. The airframe represents the majority of
the investment in an airplane, particularly a new single engine
airplane. I'd rather put $400k in a Cessna or Mooney than in a plastic
airplane, but honestly, the cost of new airplanes is so burdened with
liability that it's like throwing money away.



JKG