On 6/30/20 7:07 AM, Eric Greenwell wrote:
kinsell wrote on 6/30/2020 5:50 AM:
On 6/29/20 10:01 PM, Eric Greenwell wrote:
kinsell wrote on 6/29/2020 4:15 PM:
On 6/29/20 4:21 PM, Ramy wrote:
Do folks really sell their gliders so that they can pay deposit on
a glider which was not built yet, knowing how common big delays are
even with the most established factories? Why would anyone do that?
If you really must sell your glider to buy another, buy a used
glider. So many great used gliders in like new conditions out there
which you can buy instantly. If you really want a brand new glider
you never seen before, than you should be able to afford the
financial risk and be able to keep your glider meanwhile. Otherwise
it does not make sense neither financially nor flying wise.
Personally I think the GP15 sounds great, I will wait until they
fly around for few years and are available for resale.

Ramy



Not necessarily to pay a deposit.Â* GP was offering discounts for
paying upfront for the gliders.Â* Everyone loves a discount, right?
For someone wanting to move up to a motorglider and marginally able
to afford it, they might think selling the existing glider and
taking the discount was a good idea.Â* In hindsight, they probably
wouldn't do it again.

Nadler says to wait until the new glider is on the boat before
selling the old one.Â* Maybe good enough for a mainline vendor, but
with certain less established vendors, maybe should wait until it's
on the boat, delivered, CoA issued, and half a dozen test flights
under your belt.

Perhaps a good plan if your glider is number 5 or less; after that,
you have some history to aid your "sell" decision. Mine number is 12
or so, so there will be a track record before mine is even on the boat.



Whoa!!Â* The November article said the order book in the U.S. stood at
23, and that must have been written in about September.Â* I personally
know four people who placed orders, and i don't get out much.

Raul has said he is 12-15th-ish, and he placed his order May 2017.
Unless you've been keeping a secret for a number of years, there's no
way you're really #12. Unless you paid a bunch of money to jump the line.

I smell something rotten in Denmark.Â* Or should I say Korczyna?

The numbering is just a guess, as the contract is by date, not serial
number. Raul's glider is scheduled about 3 or 4 months ahead of mine.
The important point is there will be a delivery history to guide me when
it's time to think of selling the ASH26E.


Unfortunately schedules don't actually mean anything with GP. Raul
thought he was going to get a glider in 2018, and that didn't happen.
Then he thought he was going to get something in spring/summer of 2019,
and that didn't happen. I'm sure he believes he'll be getting something
in 2020, but even before the virus reared its head, there's no chance
that was going to happen.

He has described himself as a "Jeta owner", he'll just have to be happy
with that for the foreseeable future.