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I recently was high bidder at a bankruptcy auction in Ohio for the
subject sailplane and trailer. I took a chance on it as I live 1000 miles away and only became aware of the sale some 20 hours before closing. All I could get out of the auctioneer was it did not appear to be broken! Got my bid in 10 minutes before closing (Wednesday 12/8 10:30 am), remained high bidder til closing. I immediately started driving from Dallas to Cinncinati area trying to make the round trip before the bad weather was to arrive. Arrived the next day around noon and found the following: Visual on the glider showed no apparent damage and actually looked very nice from a look around while in the trailer. Log book showed 271 flights and 421 hours total. Last flying was summer 2000 out of Caesar Creek. Apparently was kept in the trailer at the airport for 10 years! The trailer tags were long expired, the taillights damaged with only one actually working properly. The tires could not be trusted having sat for so long outdoors, so I replaced them after 10 miles of towing, checked and repacked the bearings. Thought about getting a trip permit but was told the B.of M.V. was some distance away in the wrong direction and as it was close to closing time, didn't feel I would be successful that day. Blizzard conditions were on the way and another day's wait might not be advisable. Tried to fix the bad light but was unsuccessful after one hour of work at a trailer repair place. They suggested getting temporary lights with magnetic base--its an aluminum trailer!! Decided to go for it and headed south stopping at dusk. Arrived home Friday evening safely. After putting the glider in my shop and examining it closely I found it is missing seat belts and the pin for connecting the horizontal stabilizer to the fin. Also no battery pack. I will order a new pin shortly but perhaps someone out there knows the previous owner and can put me in contact on the chance he still has it. Any info on why it was not used for ten years would be appreciated, as well. It was register in the U.S.A. for 1999 and 2000. Previously registered in Canada and flown primarily out of Chemung. Lynn |
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