How do I ship a glider from CA to TN?

On Feb 14, 2:33*pm, Scott Alexander
wrote:
Suppose I wanted to ship a glider from California to Tennessee. *How
would I do that? *Anyone done this before?

I have searched the forum regarding this, but only finding shipping
info to/from internationally.

Thanks!

I'll second the Uship.com recommendation. Towed by an experienced guy
that tows stuff for a living from Williams CA to DFW area for about
$1300. No damage and on time, well worth the money.
WR

On Feb 14, 1:33*pm, Scott Alexander
wrote:
Suppose I wanted to ship a glider from California to Tennessee. *How
would I do that? *Anyone done this before?

Interesting story; I just flew to the East coast to do some glider
shopping and on the plane I sat next to a guy who worked for a major
railroad and the guy was a pilot. I told him what I was going on my
trip for and explained I would need some way to get a ship home. He
said that you cannot ship by rail because much of the track is not the
smooth welded seam track (There is a special name for this modern
track which I do not recall) and that the suspension on a freight car
is too stiff so even if you get a nice ride on a passenger train a
glider would get pretty beaten up.
There is a slight chance I will be headed to the East Coast in April
and I could possibly help you out if you get your ship to UT.

Uship.com. Pennsylvania to Houston Texas for $800.

On Feb 14, 8:49*pm, km wrote:
On Feb 14, 1:33*pm, Scott Alexander
wrote: Suppose I wanted to ship a glider from California to Tennessee. *How
would I do that? *Anyone done this before?

Interesting story; I just flew to the East coast to do some glider
shopping and on the plane I sat next to a guy who worked for a major
railroad and the guy was a pilot. I told him what I was going on my
trip for and explained I would need some way to get a ship home. He
said that you cannot ship by rail because much of the track is not the
smooth welded seam track (There is a special name for this modern
track which I do not recall) and that the suspension on a freight car
is too stiff so even if you get a nice ride on a passenger train a
glider would get pretty beaten up.
There is a slight chance I will be headed to the East Coast in April
and I could possibly help you out if you get your ship to UT.

On Feb 14, 12:33*pm, Scott Alexander
wrote:
Suppose I wanted to ship a glider from California to Tennessee. *How
would I do that? *Anyone done this before?

I have searched the forum regarding this, but only finding shipping
info to/from internationally.

Thanks!

Scott,

Call a local trucking company and ship on a truck flatbed or
enclosed.

Richard
www.craggyaero.com

Uship
Truckee to Dallas 1,100$ several years ago.
Worked out very well.

On 2/14/2012 2:33 PM, Scott Alexander wrote:
Suppose I wanted to ship a glider from California to Tennessee. How
would I do that? Anyone done this before?

I have searched the forum regarding this, but only finding shipping
info to/from internationally.

Thanks!

On 2-16-2012 14:06, YourNameHere wrote:
Uship
Truckee to Dallas 1,100$ several years ago.
Worked out very well.

On 2/14/2012 2:33 PM, Scott Alexander wrote:
Suppose I wanted to ship a glider from California to Tennessee. How
would I do that? Anyone done this before?

I have searched the forum regarding this, but only finding shipping
info to/from internationally.

Thanks!


I suppose you can't fly it there...

Powered plane 1, glider 0.