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Juergen,
Without knowing anything about the specific aircraft, the price could be
about right. The 415 C and 415 CD models are eligible as Light Sport
Aircraft and they sell at a higher price. The later models, certified to
a gross weight of 1400 lbs or so, are less expensive. The $18000
aircraft probably has older or less in the way of instruments/avionics
as well. It might or might not be worth the money depending on it's
condition and should only be purchased after a rigorous inspection by a
well qualified technician with Ercoupe experience.
John Roach
N 2427H
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All,
I am new to this group. I live in Germany and am a novice pilot,
having trained on C150's mostly and some on C172's.
I am a big fan of vintage aircraft and have recently by coincidence
come across the Forney Ercoupe/ Alon Aircoupe. I must say it seems
very easy to get infatuated by this beauty and from the engineering
angle, I think the Coupes are definitely covering is an amazing piece
of aviation history, too.
I am actually wondering why the production of the Coupe did not
totally outnumber its main competitors. Who would want to fly a Cessna
150 when you can fly a Coupe? Based on that thought, I have browsed
ads for Coupes in "globalplanesearch.com" and was surprised about the
price levels of most of the offers. Can anybody tell me why it is that
I can apparently buy a coupe at half or about a third of the price of
a Piper Cub made around the same time?
E.g. this one, where the asking price is $ 18,000.--
http://www.ipilot.com/classifieds/display.aspx?pid=9992
I am wondering whether something must be "wrong" with it, or whether I
have just not looked for the right things so far.
I will have to check about how tedious or expensive it would be to buy
an N-registered Coupe in the U.S., bring it here and have it
German-registered. To my knowledge, only 11 Coupes are flying in
Germany today. The thought to complete the dozen tickles me!
Grateful for your feedback!
Regards from overseas
Juergen
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