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Jürgen,
Someone just listed a nice looking 415E for $15,500:
1947 Ercoupe 415E (C-85), 50 hours on fresh top end, Excellent Paint,
Metalized wings, New updated brake master cylinder, Sky-Tech Starter,
Spin-On Oil Filter, Oil-Breather Recovery, All logs since new, All
ADs up-to-date, Slick mags, Rebuilt carb, Full panel with Sigma-Tek
Attitude and Directionl Gyros, Mitchell Altimeter, Electric Turn
Coordinator, Precision Vertical Card Compass, Engine EGT, Panel
intercom and PTT, ELT, 760 Channel King NAV/COM KX 155 & KT76A
Transponder with mode C and VOR. Sensenich prop, Double nose fork
assy, Cleveland brakes, landing Lights, Strobes. New Bruce Engine and
Canopy covers, Large baggage compartment with large rear windows.
Asking $15,500.00 Call Scott @760-781-2781 or Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Aircraft total time 1353.26
TSMOH 1185
All data subject to verification
As was written earlier, all Ercoupes except the 415C and 415CD
(original CD, not the C/D which implies a C model converted to a D)
are still inexpensive because they are not eligible for the USA Sport
Pilot license. The LSA compliant models are getting pretty pricey.
Where are you in Germany? I'm over there almost every year to visit
friends in Ostfriesland and I usually take a few days to travel to
some of the more scenic spots, like the Black Forest and Bavaria. I'd
love to stop by and have a beer and talk Ercoupes next time I'm over
there, although it may not be until next year.
Larry Snyder
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On Mar 7, 2007, at 7:29 AM, Jürgen P. wrote:
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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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