We need an ASW-19 rebirth for $25,000

It's just as it is:

For 25 k€, you'll get a pristine 40:1 glider tomorrow. Classifieds are full of them. It will have at most 20% of its service life expectance, it will have a trailer, instruments and everything. Pay today, fly the next day.

There is just no market *at all* for a re-birthed glider. Never has been, never will be.
If this Sean/Wilbur troll doesn't believe it, why doesn't he just take a million or three and go waste it on his business model? Right, because there is no business model to start with...

Bert TW

On Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 5:39:26 PM UTC-5, Andy Blackburn wrote:
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I bet that's not too far off from what you'd pay for a GP 11, and the GP 11 performs a lot better than a PW-5.

Andy Blackburn
9B

Thanks for the GP 11 shout-out Andy.

Base Price for a GP 11, with calculated 38-39 L/D, is 43,900 EUR, with 11,900 EUR for a trailer and up to 12% discount with 50%-100% deposit. That's about as good a deal in a new-built glider as your likely to get out there folks.

Simple, robust, good performance, new materials and aerodynamic design, and perfect for club use.

BUT, there has been very little to no interest to date. We all representing GP Gliders wish this lack of interest was not the case. If you have any interest in this type of glider, give me a shout as the factory will only enter production if there is demand.

Tim McAllister
GP Gliders USA

On Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 10:42:13 AM UTC-7, Tim wrote:

Thanks for the GP 11 shout-out Andy.

Base Price for a GP 11, with calculated 38-39 L/D, is 43,900 EUR, with 11,900 EUR for a trailer and up to 12% discount with 50%-100% deposit. That's about as good a deal in a new-built glider as your likely to get out there folks.

Simple, robust, good performance, new materials and aerodynamic design, and perfect for club use.

BUT, there has been very little to no interest to date. We all representing GP Gliders wish this lack of interest was not the case. If you have any interest in this type of glider, give me a shout as the factory will only enter production if there is demand.

Tim McAllister
GP Gliders USA


There you have it.

You can order a glider with ASW-19 performance for LESS than the inflation-adjusted price of a PW-5. Only problem is not enough people seem to want one. Not exactly sure why that is. Possibly available time is a bigger constraint than money for many and for the rest buying an actual ASW-19 on the used market is a better value proposition than a brand-new glider optimized for minimum possible cost.

Troll-on.

9B