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Old March 22nd 11, 12:50 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
John Smith
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Default US Air Force buys 19 DG-1000 trainiers

http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/?id=559#Presse
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Old March 22nd 11, 03:16 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
JS
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Default US Air Force buys 19 DG-1000 trainiers

Perhaps taxpayers can get a special deal on their used Duo Discii?
Jim
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Old March 22nd 11, 05:08 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
jim wynhoff
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Default US Air Force buys 19 DG-1000 trainiers

On Mar 21, 8:16*pm, JS wrote:
Perhaps taxpayers can get a special deal on their used Duo Discii?
Jim


Must........ keep.......fingers.....away..... from.......keyboard!!!
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Old March 22nd 11, 05:27 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Frank Whiteley
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Default US Air Force buys 19 DG-1000 trainiers

On Mar 21, 9:16*pm, JS wrote:
Perhaps taxpayers can get a special deal on their used Duo Discii?
Jim


I suspect the Discii will remain with the racing team for a while yet.

Frank
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Old March 22nd 11, 02:26 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
150flivver
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Default US Air Force buys 19 DG-1000 trainiers

On Mar 22, 12:27*am, Frank Whiteley wrote:
On Mar 21, 9:16*pm, JS wrote:

Perhaps taxpayers can get a special deal on their used Duo Discii?
Jim


I suspect the Discii will remain with the racing team for a while yet.

Frank


Anyone know what a fixed gear DG1000 runs pricewise?
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Old March 22nd 11, 02:57 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Markus Graeber
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Default US Air Force buys 19 DG-1000 trainiers

On Mar 22, 9:26*am, 150flivver wrote:
On Mar 22, 12:27*am, Frank Whiteley wrote:

On Mar 21, 9:16*pm, JS wrote:


Perhaps taxpayers can get a special deal on their used Duo Discii?
Jim


I suspect the Discii will remain with the racing team for a while yet.


Frank


Anyone know what a fixed gear DG1000 runs pricewise?


DG 1001 Club with fixed gear and fixed 18m tips just over EUR 80,000
base price at the moment, add 10 - 20K for instruments/basic options
and some 12K for a Cobra trailer...

Markus
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Old March 22nd 11, 03:19 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Craig[_2_]
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Default US Air Force buys 19 DG-1000 trainiers

On Mar 22, 7:57*am, Markus Graeber wrote:
On Mar 22, 9:26*am, 150flivver wrote:

On Mar 22, 12:27*am, Frank Whiteley wrote:


On Mar 21, 9:16*pm, JS wrote:


Perhaps taxpayers can get a special deal on their used Duo Discii?
Jim


I suspect the Discii will remain with the racing team for a while yet..


Frank


Anyone know what a fixed gear DG1000 runs pricewise?


DG 1001 Club with fixed gear and fixed 18m tips just over EUR 80,000
base price at the moment, add 10 - 20K for instruments/basic options
and some 12K for a Cobra trailer...

Markus


So for the cost of one F35 Lightning we could have about 1300 DGs.
End of training glider crisis. ;-)

Craig
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Old March 22nd 11, 04:19 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Bob Kuykendall
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Default US Air Force buys 19 DG-1000 trainiers

On Mar 22, 7:26*am, 150flivver wrote:

Anyone know what a fixed gear DG1000 runs pricewise?


It looks like DG is into the US taxpayer for 4655 euro per year in
maintenance fees alone...
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Old March 22nd 11, 04:45 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Markus Graeber
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Default US Air Force buys 19 DG-1000 trainiers

On Mar 22, 11:19*am, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
On Mar 22, 7:26*am, 150flivver wrote:

Anyone know what a fixed gear DG1000 runs pricewise?


It looks like DG is into the US taxpayer for 4655 euro per year in
maintenance fees alone...


You only have to pay the maintenance fees/get a maintenance contract
if you have a DG/LS glider that was build before the current owner(s)
took over DG and later LG after their respective bankruptcies. That
also means that if you buy a new glider from them as of right now you
are entitled to the usual stuff as with other glider manufacturers.
Not saying this is good or bad, just stating the facts with no
intentions of getting into that discussion again... :-)

Markus
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Old March 22nd 11, 04:49 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Mike the Strike
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Default US Air Force buys 19 DG-1000 trainiers

On Mar 22, 9:19*am, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
On Mar 22, 7:26*am, 150flivver wrote:

Anyone know what a fixed gear DG1000 runs pricewise?


It looks like DG is into the US taxpayer for 4655 euro per year in
maintenance fees alone...


Almost certainly the cheapest flying hardware they have. My take is
I'd rather have the air-force guys flying gliders than anything with
an engine in it.

Mike
 




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