tango4 wrote:
"Vorsanger1" wrote in message
...

If the US$ continues to sink, the trade imbalance will correct itself:
imports
of any type will be too expensive, and US exports will boom, sailplanes
included.
Cheers, Charles



I don't know about that Charles.

If the Czechs and Poles can't match German build quality what hope have the
Yank's got?

Ian

( only slightly tounge in cheek )


One might say they went 'bossies' minimum 4 year recovery period. ;-)

As for matching build quality. It appears to be more the combination of price
and proximity to market that counts. Standards argument about "built to price"
and "value for money" - most people will buy what they can see and feel,
preferably from someone they can understand. Scary discovery to find that there
are less than 100 insured gliders in South Africa. Not going to get far
manufacturing them here no matter what the quality.