Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2003 21:23:01 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.indian-creek.net ([209.176.40.9] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b2) with ESMTP id 2110662 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 08 Apr 2003 21:06:42 -0400 Received: from VAIO (sl14.du.indian-creek.net [209.176.40.30] toucan@78055.com) by mail.indian-creek.net with SMTP (IOA-IPAD 3.70j/96) id 53A3E00 for ; Tue, 08 Apr 2003 20:06:36 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <000a01c2fe34$39ed6950$1e28b0d1@VAIO> From: "Jim Cameron" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: FG Legacy vs. RV-7A X-Original-Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 20:05:42 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01C2FE0A.3BBC7610" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C2FE0A.3BBC7610 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've been watching the 'net lately, interested in the debut of the = new Legacy FG model, and in particular the comparison with the RV-7A. = In one of the posts the other day, someone mentioned that the factory = had about $75K in the new Legacy model. Hmmm...... I'm scratching my = head: Legacy FG RV-7A Kit price $32,900 $17,000+- Engine 38,500 32,500 (Same = engine - go figure!) Prop 6,000 6,000 Prop gov 1500 1300=20 Panel, instr's 20,000 20,000 (Could = be much more or less) Misc. 5,000 5,000 Paint 5,000 5,000 Interior 3,000 3,000 Crating, frt. 1200 850 Total: $113,100 $90,650 Time, hrs: 2500? 1400? Time, $$ @$20/hr 50,000 28,000 Grand Total: $163K $119K Sure, you can quibble with any of these numbers, but who doesn't = value their time at something? Kit and engine prices are from the = respective companies' web sites; the rest of the numbers I made up. So = . . . For about $44K more than the RV you get a plane with about the = same performance. Plus, you get to spend a couple or three more years = of your spare time to get it. Actually, few RV's are tricked out like = the above numbers would indicate. You can put a in 180hp engine (new) = and go with a more austere suite of avionics and have a nice airplane = for something on the order of $70K to $80K. Maybe that's why Van's has = sold over 3000 of 'em. Sorry, but this just doesn't seem like a stroke of marketing genius. = Yup, the Lancair looks much sexier, but . . . Jim Cameron (And I'm a Lancair guy, having built two so far.) ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C2FE0A.3BBC7610 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I've been watching = the 'net=20 lately, interested in the debut of the new Legacy FG model, and in = particular=20 the comparison with the RV-7A. In one of the posts the other day, = someone=20 mentioned that the factory had about $75K in the new Legacy model. = Hmmm...... I'm scratching my head:

=20 = =20 Legacy=20 FG RV-7A

=20 Kit price =20 $32,900 =20 $17,000+-

=20 =20 Engine &= nbsp; 38,500 &n= bsp; 32,500 &nb= sp;=20 (Same engine - go figure!)

=20 Prop = =20 =20 6,000 &n= bsp; 6,000

=20 Prop gov =20 1500 = =20 1300

= Panel,=20 instr's 20,000 = =20 = 20,000 =20 (Could be much more or less)

=20 Misc. = =20 =20 5,000 &n= bsp; 5,000

&nbs= p;=20 Paint =20 = 5,000 =20 = 5,000

=20 Interior =20 = 3,000 =20 = 3,000

=20 Crating, frt. =20 1200 = 850

=20 =20 Total: &= nbsp; $113,100 =20 $90,650

=20 Time,=20 hrs: &nb= sp; =20 2500? &n= bsp; =20 1400?

=20 Time, $$ @$20/hr =20 50,000 = =20 28,000

=20 Grand=20 Total: $163K&n= bsp; =20 = $119K

Sure, you can = quibble with any=20 of these numbers, but who doesn't value their time at something? = Kit and=20 engine prices are from the respective companies' web sites; the rest of = the=20 numbers I made up. So . . . For about $44K more than the RV you = get a=20 plane with about the same performance. Plus, you get to spend a = couple or=20 three more years of your spare time to get it. Actually, few = RV's=20 are tricked out like the above numbers would indicate. You can put = a in=20 180hp engine (new) and go with a more austere suite of avionics and have = a nice=20 airplane for something on the order of $70K to $80K. Maybe that's = why=20 Van's has sold over 3000 of 'em.

Sorry, but this just = doesn't=20 seem like a stroke of marketing genius. Yup, the Lancair looks = much=20 sexier, but . . .

Jim Cameron

(And I'm a Lancair guy, having built = two so=20 far.)

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