---------------------------------------------------------- Homebuilt-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 08/13/03: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:52 AM - Re: Homebuilt-List Digest: 6 Msgs - 08/12/03 (Gil Jennings) 2. 05:58 PM - Re: Re: Homebuilt-List Digest: 6 Msgs - 08/12/03 (drew.schumann@us.army.mil) 3. 07:54 PM - Flying Milk Stools (Al Latham) 4. 09:00 PM - Re: Flying Milk Stools (drew.schumann@us.army.mil) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:52:30 AM PST US From: "Gil Jennings" Subject: Homebuilt-List: RE: Homebuilt-List Digest: 6 Msgs - 08/12/03 --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: "Gil Jennings" You cannot buy a reliable Tri-Pacer for $15,000. You can buy a Piper Colt for that price. The cheapest Tripacer I have seen that wasn't a "project" was in the neighborhood of $20,000 and those are "tired" looking. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:58:12 PM PST US From: drew.schumann@us.army.mil Subject: Re: Homebuilt-List: RE: Homebuilt-List Digest: 6 Msgs - 08/12/03 --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: drew.schumann@us.army.mil Right. Which is exactly what I said. For $15,000, you get a project. And amazingly, as a new A&P, I'd be glad to have a project, especially one that uses a totally different set of skills than what I normally use at work. $25,000 is what a Tri-Pacer will cost, whether you get a good one, or whether you buy a project and trade off working and flying over a period of say... 5 years. In the end, it doesn't satisfy the "experimental" urge, and it is much less capable than the Bearhawk. I currently have the line on a $14,900 and $15,900 Tri-Pacer, both of which fly, and several projects between $4,000 to $9,000 that are in pieces. ----- Original Message ----- From: Gil Jennings Subject: Homebuilt-List: RE: Homebuilt-List Digest: 6 Msgs - 08/12/03 > --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: "Gil Jennings" > > > You cannot buy a reliable Tri-Pacer for $15,000. You can buy a Piper > Colt for that price. The cheapest Tripacer I have seen that wasn't > a "project" was in the neighborhood of $20,000 and those are "tired" > looking. > > > _- > _- > _- > _- > ====================================================================== > > > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:54:31 PM PST US From: "Al Latham" Subject: Homebuilt-List: Flying Milk Stools --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: "Al Latham" Drew, Any of those projects have a 150 or 160 on them? I sure need another project that comes to you in 5 gallon buckets... In 1976 I paid what was thought to be an insane amount of cash for a Tri-Pacer, $5500.00, 3 year old fabric, 952 hours since new 160 Lyc., Narco MK12, ADF and Transponder. She taught me, a family friend, my girlfriend (at the time) and both of my parents up to solo ( dad had to drop out due to medical reasons and my mom decided not to continue). 8812D is currently in the shop awaiting fabric and a new shiny 180 Lyc., the nose gear fell off along the way. I'm thinking of getting another and keeping it stock for my daughters to fly. I also have an airframe that I rescued from in front of a restaurant along the interstate in Florida, I bought it for the wings (perfect condition) for $400.00. Al Latham ----- Original Message ----- From: Subject: Re: Homebuilt-List: RE: Homebuilt-List Digest: 6 Msgs - 08/12/03 > --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: drew.schumann@us.army.mil > > Right. Which is exactly what I said. For $15,000, you get a project. And amazingly, as a new A&P, I'd be glad to have a project, especially one that uses a totally different set of skills than what I normally use at work. > > $25,000 is what a Tri-Pacer will cost, whether you get a good one, or whether you buy a project and trade off working and flying over a period of say... 5 years. In the end, it doesn't satisfy the "experimental" urge, and it is much less capable than the Bearhawk. > > I currently have the line on a $14,900 and $15,900 Tri-Pacer, both of which fly, and several projects between $4,000 to $9,000 that are in pieces. ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 09:00:18 PM PST US From: drew.schumann@us.army.mil Subject: Re: Homebuilt-List: Flying Milk Stools --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: drew.schumann@us.army.mil LMAO! Say, Al, aren't you on another list I'm on, like SWPC or Corvair, or Tailwind??? The reason that is soooo funny, is that I received a free Colt in 1999, and it came in white 5 gallon buckets. The frame and wings, I drove from Indianapolis to Des Moines strapped on top of a 1990 Ford Ranger. Note to self, use metal strapping tape to tie the frame and suspension together when doing this in a 40 kt cross-wind. It was very nearly the death of me, several times. I used to have a picture of this, but have misplaced it. I think the cheap Tri-Pacers are universally 135 hp O290 jobbies. Thus the cheap price. Drew I know a guy with a Clipper with an O290 (I think) that is complete, non-flying. He's asking $9000, but a little bird tells me he'll take $6000, if push comes to shove. ----- Original Message ----- From: Al Latham Subject: Homebuilt-List: Flying Milk Stools > --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: "Al Latham" > > Drew, > > Any of those projects have a 150 or 160 on them? I sure need > another project > that comes to you in 5 gallon buckets... > > In 1976 I paid what was thought to be an insane amount of cash for a > Tri-Pacer, $5500.00, 3 year old fabric, 952 hours > since new 160 Lyc., Narco MK12, ADF and Transponder. She taught > me, a family > friend, my girlfriend (at the time) > and both of my parents up to solo ( dad had to drop out due to medical > reasons and my mom decided not to continue). > 8812D is currently in the shop awaiting fabric and a new shiny 180 > Lyc., the > nose gear fell off along the way. I'm thinking > of getting another and keeping it stock for my daughters to fly. I > also have > an airframe that I rescued from in front of a restaurant > along the interstate in Florida, I bought it for the wings (perfect > condition) for $400.00. > > Al Latham > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Subject: Re: Homebuilt-List: RE: Homebuilt-List Digest: 6 Msgs - > 08/12/03 > > > --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: drew.schumann@us.army.mil > > > > Right. Which is exactly what I said. For $15,000, you get a > project.And amazingly, as a new A&P, I'd be glad to have a > project, especially one > that uses a totally different set of skills than what I normally > use at > work. > > > > $25,000 is what a Tri-Pacer will cost, whether you get a good > one, or > whether you buy a project and trade off working and flying over a > period of > say... 5 years. In the end, it doesn't satisfy the "experimental" > urge, and > it is much less capable than the Bearhawk. > > > > I currently have the line on a $14,900 and $15,900 Tri-Pacer, > both of > which fly, and several projects between $4,000 to $9,000 that are > in pieces. > > > _- > _- > _- > _- > ====================================================================== > > > >