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Seeking Partners for Minden Based Glider
HI,
My name is Don Johnson and I live in Reno, NV. I am looking for 2 or possibly 3 responsible people with whom to form a partnership and purchase a glider to be based in Minden, NV, USA. I'm thinking that if each of the partners kicked in approximately eight to twelve thousand US dollars (depending upon the total number of partners), we could find a quite nice ship. The glider I would be most intererestd in having would be a Discus B, but I would also consider an LS-4, DG-300, ASW-20 BL or CL, or any other glider with performance in the 40 to 45:1 range. I would PREFER a non-flapped glider, but depending upon consensus among partners, would consider about any ship out there. As for my personal flying experience/credentials, I am an 11,000 hour pilot with ATP in both Airplanes and helos, commercial glider and seaplane, and have a CFI Airplane, Airplane instrument, Airplane multi-engine and am also a CFI Glider. Though I have only about 200 hours in gliders, I do have a gold badge with all 3 diamonds and an international Diamond badge number 6509. I would not expect every partner to have similar qualifications and experience, but would want all to be mature, responsible, careful pilots. With winter coming upon us before we know it, we would have plenty of time to form a group, decide what sort of glider we want and conduct a search for THE ONE. We would then be ready to fly in the 2004 season or even the 2003-2004 wave season. If we managed to get organized and find a glider sooner than that, it would surprise me, but, as is well known, we DO have some pretty decent soaring days on occasion all year round! Anyone interested pleae contact me at . I would also be interesetd in hearing from anyone with tales ( good or bad!)to tell about partnerships, the pitfalls and benefits, or any other tips! Thanks, Don Johnson Reno, NV |
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