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Hello! I"m new to the group and would like to ask if anyone knows of
someone in the biz of transporting gliders. I'm interested in a glider located in far, far away land and am not too keen on the idea of driving 5000 miles round trip. thanks, |
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On Oct 29, 12:31*pm, Zuniz2 wrote:
Hello! I"m new to the group and would like to ask if anyone knows of someone in the biz of transporting gliders. *I'm interested in a glider located in far, far away land and am not too keen on the idea of driving 5000 miles round trip. thanks, As always on an international group providing specifics or at least a hemisphere will help you get an answer. |
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Tim, and all,
Zuniz2 lives in Baker City, OR. The sailplane he is interested in is located in Florida. Wayne http://www.soaridaho.com/ "Tim Taylor" wrote in message ... On Oct 29, 12:31 pm, Zuniz2 wrote: Hello! I"m new to the group and would like to ask if anyone knows of someone in the biz of transporting gliders. I'm interested in a glider located in far, far away land and am not too keen on the idea of driving 5000 miles round trip. thanks, As always on an international group providing specifics or at least a hemisphere will help you get an answer. |
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On Oct 29, 3:33*pm, "Wayne Paul" wrote:
Tim, and all, Zuniz2 lives in Baker City, OR. *The sailplane he is interested in is located in Florida. Waynehttp://www.soaridaho.com/ "Tim Taylor" wrote in ... On Oct 29, 12:31 pm, Zuniz2 wrote: Hello! I"m new to the group and would like to ask if anyone knows of someone in the biz of transporting gliders. I'm interested in a glider located in far, far away land and am not too keen on the idea of driving 5000 miles round trip. thanks, As always on an international group providing specifics or at least a hemisphere will help you get an answer. Anyone from your area headed to Little Rock for the SSA Convention? Surely there is someone headed from Florida to there. That could make a nice rendezvous point. Tony |
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Zuniz2,
Posting here got my current glider delivered 1200 miles for a fair price. On a previous 1800 mile glider delivery I tried uship.com, which will work great if you're flexible on timing. It works like ebay where you set your price limits and the haulers bid on your load. Bids start high, but like ebay, get more realistic as the bidding time nears it's end. I calculated my cost to go get the glider myself, then set my bid limits considering my cost and my time. I received offers in the $600 range after waiting for the bids to drop. Truckers pick up timing is usually a short window. Hobbyist and collectors are very flexible. My guy was into pickup truck campers, he was delivering one from close to my home to well past where the glider was, and wanted $ to help pay the trip home. Good luck, Barny |
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Hello Zuniz2,
I just bought a glider about 2500 miles away and used this guy in a roundabout way through uship, I think if you contacted him directly it would save a few bucks. The important part is that he is highly overinsured for a glider trailer at no extra cost and he's not some randon yahoo out there trying to scam a few bucks. I gotta tell you......when I had him pick up my trailer 2500 miles away from home the lights didn't work (yes the previous owner was there and confirmed this even though he promised me they did a week prior), Robert rewired the trailer in the rain and charged me less than any shop would of...and for less than I would of been willing to stand out in the rain and do it myself for. Then he caught a failing wheel bearing before it let go ( I saw the wheel bearing, it definatly was about to let go, so much for the owner telling me they had just been repacked), rounded up the parts and changed BOTH at a truckstop himself in the middle of the night for again.....parts + less than I would of been willing to get greasy for. Awesome guy, communicated very well, and the price was good. The best part was that he was so scared of hurting anything he was driving way carefull. His email address is , and you can find him on UShip under the username yosimalac. Again, I'd try to contact him directly to save a couple of bucks, and if your not in a big hurry he can schedule another load on the empty run to save some more cash. P.S. Did you buy a Zuni? |
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I forgot to mention, if the glider seller can locate a loading dock to
roll the trailer into a semi or onto a flatbed, the truckers will line up at your door. Picture your new baby riding in a protected semi or on a flatbed where wheel bearings and potholes are no worry. |
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I was in error, which is not uncommon. The glider in Zuniz2 is considering is located in Michigan and need to be transported to Baker City, OR.
"Wayne Paul" wrote in message ... Tim, and all, Zuniz2 lives in Baker City, OR. The sailplane he is interested in is located in Florida. Wayne http://www.soaridaho.com/ "Tim Taylor" wrote in message ... On Oct 29, 12:31 pm, Zuniz2 wrote: Hello! I"m new to the group and would like to ask if anyone knows of someone in the biz of transporting gliders. I'm interested in a glider located in far, far away land and am not too keen on the idea of driving 5000 miles round trip. thanks, As always on an international group providing specifics or at least a hemisphere will help you get an answer. |
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On Oct 30, 9:14*am, "Wayne Paul" wrote:
I was in error, which is not uncommon. *The glider in Zuniz2 is considering is located in Michigan and need to be transported to Baker City, OR. I answered him by e-mail but haven't heard back yet. On a few trips through Baker City, OR, I wondered about its potential as a great soaring site. We may know more soon. Gary Boggs was there last summer to aero and auto tow so the local FBO could test it out. Gary had a flight in his baby Grob and got to 15,500 in the area. Wayne told me about this a few weeks ago, so I stopped by to visit on a return trip from Seattle. Tom Holland (FBO) and company have acquired a two-seater and a tow plane. They need to finish some check outs, but Serendipity Soaring should be operation next season. Baker City has some tourist ride potential and local soaring interest, obviously if someone is bringing in a single seater. The main runway is 5000ft long. Airfield is 3360 MSL. Be interesting to know if some of the PNW pilots think some epic safari flights might be doable, Ephrata, WABaker City, ORMoore or Mackay, IDLogan, UT?? Frank Whiteley |
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I am looking forward to flying at Serendipity Soaring. Currently we do not have a training facility close to the Boise metropolitan area. Even thought Serendipity Soaring is 125 miles away, it is a lot closer then Driggs. (330 miles), or Hood River (370 miles.)
That PNW safari suggestion sounds it could be a fun! Accommodation on such a trip can vary greatly from the Baker City historic Geiser Grand Hotel (http://www.geisergrand.com/) to tent camping at the King Mountain Glider Park, Moore, ID. (http://www.kingmountaingliderpark.com/) Mackay, ID and the King Mountain Glider Park are only 16 miles apart. They both are in the valley at the base of the Lost River Mountain Range and provide access to Central Idaho's excellent summer soaring conditions (http://www.soaridaho.com/photogallery/Mackay_2006/) and the King Mountain wave window. Wayne http://www.soaridaho.com/ "Frank Whiteley" wrote in message ... On Oct 30, 9:14 am, "Wayne Paul" wrote: I was in error, which is not uncommon. The glider in Zuniz2 is considering is located in Michigan and need to be transported to Baker City, OR. I answered him by e-mail but haven't heard back yet. On a few trips through Baker City, OR, I wondered about its potential as a great soaring site. We may know more soon. Gary Boggs was there last summer to aero and auto tow so the local FBO could test it out. Gary had a flight in his baby Grob and got to 15,500 in the area. Wayne told me about this a few weeks ago, so I stopped by to visit on a return trip from Seattle. Tom Holland (FBO) and company have acquired a two-seater and a tow plane. They need to finish some check outs, but Serendipity Soaring should be operation next season. Baker City has some tourist ride potential and local soaring interest, obviously if someone is bringing in a single seater. The main runway is 5000ft long. Airfield is 3360 MSL. Be interesting to know if some of the PNW pilots think some epic safari flights might be doable, Ephrata, WABaker City, ORMoore or Mackay, IDLogan, UT?? Frank Whiteley |
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