RIP Cessna...Skycatcher

Martin Hotze wrote:
Gig 601XL Builder schrieb:

I'd demand my deposit back.

why? just because it is made in China?


Yes and No. I doubt any one of those x00 people that paid the deposit at OSH
thought they were ordering an aircraft that was going to be built in China
by a third party. They were willing to pay a premium because they were
buying an airplane built by Cessna. They are not.

That said I might consider an aircraft contracted to an outside builder but
not if it was built in China. I'm forced to buy many things built in China
because either they are the only option or because of price. In this case
there are aircraft just as capable if not more so at a lower price either
built in the US or other countries where social and political beliefs are
not odds with my own.

Garrmin builds all there circuit boards there. They have ther own factory.

aluckyguess wrote:
Garrmin builds all there circuit boards there. They have ther own
factory.

Garmin Asia is in Taiwan. Do they also have a plane in China?


Garmin (Asia) Corporation
No 68, Jangshu 2nd Road
Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan,
Phone: 886 2-26429199
FAX: 886 2-26429099

Can all those fools who put down deposits at Oshkosh get their money
refunded?

On Nov 28, 11:56 am, wrote:
Can all those fools who put down deposits at Oshkosh get their money
refunded?

Hmm, responding to my own post... (scratches head).

If I was one of those fools, I'd seriously now be looking at this
instead:

http://www.remos.com/en/news.php?item=092707

Yeah, the Remos. That's hillarious. We had a Remos and company demo
pilot stop by here a couple months ago and stayed for a few days giving
demo rides. Quite possibly the dumbest pilot ever. This guy couldn't
fly and talk on the radio at the same time. A real asset to the company.



wrote:

On Nov 28, 11:56 am, wrote:

Can all those fools who put down deposits at Oshkosh get their money
refunded?


Hmm, responding to my own post... (scratches head).

If I was one of those fools, I'd seriously now be looking at this
instead:

http://www.remos.com/en/news.php?item=092707

On Nov 28, 12:16 pm, Newps wrote:
Yeah, the Remos. That's hillarious. We had a Remos and company demo
pilot stop by here a couple months ago and stayed for a few days giving
demo rides. Quite possibly the dumbest pilot ever. This guy couldn't
fly and talk on the radio at the same time. A real asset to the company.

wrote:
On Nov 28, 11:56 am, wrote:

Can all those fools who put down deposits at Oshkosh get their money
refunded?

Hmm, responding to my own post... (scratches head).

If I was one of those fools, I'd seriously now be looking at this
instead:

http://www.remos.com/en/news.php?item=092707

Yeah, but what about the plane itself?

Salesmen/demo pilots are a dime a dozen and easily replaced.

The FlightDesign CT is also a contender, and if my memory serves me is
presently the sales leader in the market right now today. Just don't
land one too hard and plonk it down on the gear ;-)

wrote:


Yeah, but what about the plane itself?

Salesmen/demo pilots are a dime a dozen and easily replaced.

So are LSA manufacturers and that's why Cessna will sell a million of
them. You can quibble over the weight of the plane or where its
components are made but the fact is you know Cessna did their homework
and will kill the competition. Just like with their latest jet, the
Mustang.

wrote in message
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On Nov 28, 11:56 am, wrote:
Can all those fools who put down deposits at Oshkosh get their money
refunded?

Hmm, responding to my own post... (scratches head).

If I was one of those fools, I'd seriously now be looking at this
instead:

http://www.remos.com/en/news.php?item=092707

A lot to like, except......

the damn rotax.
--
Jim in NC

Now here is a question I have. How come Cessna says that they can't
build the Skycatcher profitably in the USA and meet the price point
they set but yet AMD is able to build their ZODIAC in the states and
advertise an IFR variant for under 100k. It's not like the aircraft
are all that different. Both are made of aluminum and both have the
O-200. Cessna's logic just dosen't make much sense to me.