On 2/4/2019 9:15 AM, Dan Marotta wrote:
Some folks just want to hang on to their treasures, Steve.

When I first arrived at Moriarty I was in the market for a glider and was
told that there was an unflown LS-6 on the field, just what I wanted. I
was also told that it had not been out of the trailer in over 6 years so I
contacted the owner to inquire about buying it. I was told that they might
fly again some day and so they wanted to keep it and their Ventus (they
both were pilots). That was 9 years ago and I've still not seen nor heard
of either ship coming out of the box. Some day someone will open the
trailers and find dust.

On 2/4/2019 7:58 AM, Steve Leonard wrote:
As Charlie suggested, I sent a note to Wings and Wheels and asked if they
would forward my inquiry to the original lister. They did this for me,
and I ended up with another project.

As for writing letters, I have gotten ZERO replies. I have included
stamped, self addressed envelopes, my e-mail, and cell so they could
write on the original letter, stick it in the envelope I provided, and
send it back. They could call or text a reply. They could e-mail
something back. Nothing. And only one of the recent 7 or 8 letters has
come back as not deliverable. Many have been confirmed as the correct
address by seeing the trailer at the residence in a recent Google Street
View picture. Sigh.

Steve Leonard


And then there's another "boundary condition." Owning something of low demand.

I (still) have a 1st-generation, 15-meter glass bird (Steve L. knows!) that
some might even consider "historic"...of (apparently, very) low demand the one
time I "publicly-motivated" myself to create a W&W ad in hopes of finding it
an interested/deserving new home. Dunno if W&W's ad history still links to it
or not.

Must be something about spoiler-less, landing flaps-only, side-sticked,
U.S.-built, experimentally-registered ships! Even one of a type in the
Smithsonian!

Bob W.

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