L-13 AMOC

On Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 2:47:27 PM UTC-4, wrote:
Anybody in the USA thinking of sending their L-13 to CZ to have this done? Our club might. Let's keep in touch and share a shipping container?

The Penn State Soaring Club has two Blaniks that are currently sitting in a hangar, and we would potentially be interested in sending these things overseas for repair in a container with another club's Blaniks.

Send me an email.

philchdkl [at] gmail [dot] com

Thanks,

Phil Chidekel
PSU Soaring Club President

Curious what it would cost to "ship a factory tech" to a small geographic area, put them up and feed them to do multiple jobs at one place?
Not sure the AMOC allows this, but doing 3 or 4+ in one spot may make it cheaper, maybe.
Just thinking out loud.

On Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 1:10:29 PM UTC-4, Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot) wrote:
Curious what it would cost to "ship a factory tech" to a small geographic area, put them up and feed them to do multiple jobs at one place?
Not sure the AMOC allows this, but doing 3 or 4+ in one spot may make it cheaper, maybe.
Just thinking out loud.

Too many special tools and processes required to do this modification. It isn't just rivet on a few parts.
UH

Fair answer, especially if big jigs are involved.
Figured I would ask.
;-)

Slightly off topic, but how many Blaniks would fit into a container? Just curious.

On Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 7:46:23 PM UTC-6, C-FFKQ (42) wrote:
Slightly off topic, but how many Blaniks would fit into a container? Just curious.

The most gliders I've seen arrive in a single container were six PW-5's and involved some creative bracing. Three would seem about right for a 40ft. A few shippers will move the larger High Cube 45' and 48' foot intermodal containers between the US and Europe (if that includes CZ, hard to say). Appears the 53' currently only go between Asia and the US. Of course this could always change.

Whether someone could be creative with the height of the longer High Cubes, one could imagine getting 4 or 5 in a single container, but a sixth would be difficult.

From my experience for hull value insurance, professional packing and bracing is required. Been there, done that with a single L-23. The standard carrier loss coverage used to be something like $0.50/lb, but that's a long time ago, inadequate for most items.

FWIW, the forwarder we used from US to Argentina would not ship for individuals, only for 'companies'. Our glider club qualified.

YMMV,

Frank Whiteley