How far to drive to buy?

On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:12:34 -0800, wrote:

I went to Lithuania from Ohio for two of my gliders. A Genesis 2 and an
Antonov A-15

What was the A-15 like to fly?

I saw an airworthy example in Sazena (Czech Republic) in 1997 but have
never seen one in the air or met anybody who has flown one.


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martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
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On Feb 4, 3:16*pm, John wrote:
On Feb 4, 2:59*pm, Tuno wrote:

What Paul said.

I drove two days, each way, to pick up my current glider. And that was
after it came over from Germany on a boat!

Leaving Oregon for Florida tomorrow - I'll tell you how far when I get
back :-)

John

watcha gettin' ???

Brad

...................I drove from Washington State to Albion Maine to get
an ASK-14 years ago.

On Feb 4, 7:04*pm, Barny wrote:
I paid Frank *

I second this. Frank hauled my Ka-6 from PA to IA. Unfortunately I had
to drag it back to WI :-)

Pete

On Feb 4, 5:55*pm, Brad wrote:
On Feb 4, 3:16*pm, John wrote:

On Feb 4, 2:59*pm, Tuno wrote:

What Paul said.

I drove two days, each way, to pick up my current glider. And that was
after it came over from Germany on a boat!

Leaving Oregon for Florida tomorrow - I'll tell you how far when I get
back :-)

John

watcha gettin' ???

Brad

..................I drove from Washington State to Albion Maine to get
an ASK-14 years ago.

Something I can afford :-)

You don't have to drive yourself. You can fly to do the pre-buy
inspection and get it bought and then hire someone to drive it to your
house. There are web sites where you can post what you want
transported and people bid on hauling your load. My brother had a
glider delivered 1,400 miles for $800 and the guy had tons of positive
feedback and did a great job.

On Feb 4, 8:49*pm, Mark wrote:
You don't have to drive yourself. *You can fly to do the pre-buy
inspection and get it bought and then hire someone to drive it to your
house. *There are web sites where you can post what you want
transported and people bid on hauling your load. *My brother had a
glider delivered 1,400 miles for $800 and the guy had tons of positive
feedback and did a great job.

I usually just call my seasonally unemployed CFIG or other soaring
friends.

glider wrote:
Once I bought a sailplane locally. I was back home in one hour.
Many drive coast to coast to buy? Is that logical?
How many miles should someone drive to buy a sailplane?
I say one day each way is max.
GA

Unless you are looking for a really cheap glider, say less than $5000 ....

You can fly there pretty cheaply (compared to it's price) to inspect it
if you have the slightest concern about it's condition.

Whether or not you do the above, if you decide you want to buy it, you
can often get the owner to deliver it half way to meet you as part of
the deal.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA
* Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly

* "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" at www.motorglider.org

I drove from Riverside California to St Petes Florida for a $500
Monerai project.

It was a good deal!!!

It was a nice road trip and I enjoyed it all.

Even having to replace the trailer axle in Mississipi was not a big
deal.

It only delayed me by about 3 hours amazingly as the axle hub started
deteriorating just as I was passing a rest stop/welcome center, so I
pulled in, and found a trailer supply place just 1 exit down the
highway and replaced the entire axle complete assembled with hubs/
bearings etc for under $150.

I managed to remove the old one and replace it just as the thunder &
rain was starting and proceeded to finish my trip without any further
surprises.

The key is to leave yourself some extra time so you don't have to feel
rushed and it will be a fun trip.

Think of it as a long distance glider retreive. It will give you a
valuable retreive crew perspective on road trips.

Ray

On Feb 5, 10:05*am, jb92563 wrote:
I drove from Riverside California to St Petes Florida for a $500
Monerai project.

It was a good deal!!!

It was a nice road trip and I enjoyed it all.

Even having to replace the trailer axle in Mississipi was not a big
deal.

It only delayed me by about 3 hours amazingly as the axle hub started
deteriorating just as I was passing a rest stop/welcome center, so I
pulled in, and found a trailer supply place just 1 exit down the
highway and replaced the entire axle complete assembled with hubs/
bearings etc *for under $150.

I managed to remove the old one and replace it just as the thunder &
rain was starting and proceeded to finish my trip without any further
surprises.

The key is to leave yourself some extra time so you don't have to feel
rushed and it will be a fun trip.

Think of it as a long distance glider retreive. It will give you a
valuable retreive crew perspective on road trips.

Ray

I live in MN.

I looked at a sailplane one Christmas (from the in-laws in Mi I drove
to N. Ohio). I passed on that one. Next I flew to see one in S.C. It
was far better but I passed on that one too.

Then I flew to CA - this one I did purchase. Frank W was headed out to
CA and drove it back to CO and later kindly met me half-way in
Nebraska. In all I drove one full day and paid Frank a rate far too
low compare to U-ship. He did a pro job of course!

In all it was fun looking about but not something I'd want to do more
than once every 5 years. IMHO it would be nuts to buy one without
looking it over in person and doing your homework first.

/Adam

Adam wrote:

The key is to leave yourself some extra time so you don't have to feel
rushed and it will be a fun trip.

Think of it as a long distance glider retreive. It will give you a
valuable retreive crew perspective on road trips.

Ray


I live in MN.

I looked at a sailplane one Christmas (from the in-laws in Mi I drove
to N. Ohio). I passed on that one. Next I flew to see one in S.C. It
was far better but I passed on that one too.

Then I flew to CA - this one I did purchase. Frank W was headed out to
CA and drove it back to CO and later kindly met me half-way in
Nebraska. In all I drove one full day and paid Frank a rate far too
low compare to U-ship. He did a pro job of course!

In all it was fun looking about but not something I'd want to do more
than once every 5 years. IMHO it would be nuts to buy one without
looking it over in person and doing your homework first.

If you don't look at it before you buy, having the seller drive half way
to meet you probably encourages "full disclosure", because he will have
as much invested as you do. If you drive thousands to where he lives,
and he doesn't have to drive at all, he might count on you accepting
less than you thought you were.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA
* Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly

* "Transponders in Sailplanes" http://tinyurl.com/y739x4
* Sections on Mode S, TPAS, ADS-B, Flarm, more

* "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" at www.motorglider.org