It's the shipping cost that drives my purchase decisions these days,
Craggy is lowest, but I don't think Richard has the AmeriKing, maybe he
does, can't recall.

Chief Aircraft has the lowest price, but they're not a soaring
supplier, so I put them at the bottom of the list with Wicks, Aircraft
Spruce, etc. - only as a last resort.

Sometimes Tim has stuff Paul or Richard doesn't, or maybe Tom has
something I need that the others don't, but usually, it's the shipping
cost.

Mcmaster-Carr has become a big supplier of Schempp-Hirth parts like pee
tube connectors, aileron control tube bearing balls, flap handles,
metric screws, etc.

So, has anyone calculated the number of ELT's the contest community
will need next year? Figure half the contests will require them, half
the contestants will already have one, etc. etc.? Market research?
Supply chain? Is everyone going to wait until the preferential entry
deadline to decide?

Jim


Paul Remde wrote:
Hi,

Just to clarify. I sell the AmeriKing ELT for $195. Just $8 more than Tim.
I try to be competitive with Tim and other online competitors. One some
products I'm a little more, on some a little less.

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.
http://www.cumulus-soaring.com