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To: 50cal Smokepole

Maybe I’m missing how this is revolutionary for $130 grand. Not that I wouldn’t want one.


9 posted on 09/18/2008 6:45:11 PM PDT by FastCoyote (I am intolerant of the intolerable.)
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To: FastCoyote
For a new amphib, that's market value. Certification/development costs are incredible (I know, I've been involved in prototyping aircraft designs). So much of the cost now is in the avionics. It's not unusual to have over $50K in the dashboard alone. Although the FAA allows for the LSA certification, they still need liability insurance, which ain't cheap.
11 posted on 09/18/2008 6:55:05 PM PDT by 50cal Smokepole (John Gard for Congress; WI 8th CD)
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