I'm in Singapore on my way back from Germany on a gliding related trip. I spoke to people there about the issue and while I don't know if it's a general impression, people i met were not happy with the DG fee and and felt that those that paid it did not get value for money or good service. Some of them said that on multiple occasions parts were not available and would either have to be made by DG or the drawings were offered so the aircraft owner could have them made.
Cath Sent from my iPhone On 19/03/2012, at 6:58 AM, "John Trezise" <tre...@ozemail.com.au<mailto:tre...@ozemail.com.au>> wrote: Looks like this issue is still on the boil. Apparently the legality has been challenged with DG threatening to withdraw all support if it all becomes too hard. One change to note though is that if you now buy an old LS or DG glider, you will not be liable for back payments of the license fee ... only for the current year fee. This was going to be an issue in the future if you purchased a glider which had not been subscribing (for example, under the old rules if you purchased one this year, you would be up for three years license fees if fees had not been paid by the previous owner ... at around Eu250 per year ....(less if you do it through Tom)). Probably the next stage would be to limit the retrospective cost to owners who have avoided paying up to now as it would be great if ever owner was on board. Personally I think it is a great insurance policy and the work which has been done on flight and maintenance manuals, and the response to engineering queries I have had has been great. The list of spares available has also been growing. Hopefully, this will continue so that everyone sees they are continuing to get value for money. I did subscribe to the LS forum, but all of the issues raised could have been easily sorted by “expert” advice by the factory. John _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net<mailto:Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net> To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
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