pequeajim
Joined: 03 Sep 2006
Posts: 708
Location: New Holland, PA
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 Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 5:34 pm Post subject: Jim Langley's Article on Aircraft selection - Please forward |
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To all. Here is my response to Mr. Fores feedback to the newsletter.
Jim!
www.jimslightning.com
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From: Jim Langley [mailto:pequeajim(at)gmail.com (pequeajim(at)gmail.com)]
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 7:48 PM
To: 'sales(at)sonexaircraft.com'
Subject: Jim Langley's Article on Aircraft selection - Please forward to Kerry Fores
Hello Mr. Fores
In response to your feedback, I just wanted to drop you a line regarding my recent article for the Arion Newsletter about how I chose the Lightning. Let me say first that I really love most everything about the Sonex, and it remains on my short list of aircraft if I should ever choose to build an aluminum airplane. Your company is very professional in everything that you do, and others like Arion will likely learn a few things from you regarding how to document the build.
Putting this aside, I felt that it is important to let you know how I came up with the $55,000 build number for the Sonex.
It was based on the following things.
1. Talking to several Sonex owners about the actual build cost versus the list price of the components, (I used a simple formula based on talking to about 15 people)
2. How I wanted to equip the aircraft, (I put a glass panel in mine, MGL Odyssey and some cool stuff along with a Garmin radio and transponder)
3. Comparable build “help” that I would need to hire to shorten the build cycle, I am using a build center with the Lightning.
All in all, for me personally, the comparison was fair and the Sonex still came out to be the least expensive to build/buy, but would take longer to get into the air.
You have a fine aircraft and company and no mis-information was intended. I think the only thing I could have said differently was to clarify how I wanted to build the airplane, (options and assistance).
Kind Regards
Jim Langley [quote][b]
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