DG Service contract

Things like gas springs can be found from other sources. For example, I
learned the part number for the canopy gas spring for my LAK-17a by
contacting the factory and then cross referencing it learn its main use
in the world. It was a hood lift strut for a mid-90s BMW 7-series car
and I found it quite inexpensively at Auto Zone. The LAK was
experimental as is the LS-6 so it was no problem. Sometimes you have to
look beyond so called "aircraft parts". Not always, of course, but
sometimes...

On 11/14/2016 7:04 AM, wrote:
On Monday, November 14, 2016 at 8:23:38 AM UTC-5, wrote:
W dniu sobota, 12 listopada 2016 19:57:36 UTC+1 użytkownik napisał:
What are the advantages of having a DG service contact?
Can you live without one?
Is ones life easier when you have one?

S

Thanks for all the answers. I am not prone to jump into accusing DG of blackmail they have had their reasons which I think I can understand.

More of concern is quality of support etc.

Anyway, thanks for opinions.

S
My experience when bringing an LS-6 back from the dead was that the service was very good and quite helpful. The extra cost of the service contract when I bought the new canopy was somewhat painful. What I really did not like was that in January, one month after I bought the canopy and paid the fee, they expected the repeat fee when I needed to buy a gas spring.
If you break your ship, the fee added to your parts order will be another cost the insurance company has to pay.
I would not stay away from a really good glider because of this.
FWIW
UH

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Dan, 5J