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Builders are a wonderful and special breed of people. Especially for those of us that do not have the time and skill to build a quality pattern plane.<BR>
The last two postings sum up my experience over the years. Regrettably I too have had no response from Sam Turner about some wings I ordered and paid for 2 years ago. I hope this will eventually work itself out. I have nothing but respect and admiration for Dennis Hunt at Zimpro. He built a beautifully light Extra for me last year and is currently finishing a Viper 2M. <BR>
Builders are craftsmen, not suppliers and like craftsmen all over the world they are in very short supply and US based builders are recognized to be about the best in the world. They are dedicated people and deliver a superb product at a very reasonable price, considering the time required to build a quality pattern plane.<BR>
In Mexico we have good builders like Ramon Pingarrón and Ulysses D. But they would freely admit they have a way to go yet to produce a truly world class pattern plane.<BR>
In the UK I believe there is only one building shop, ProBuilt and you need to reserve them for a project a year or more in advance. Elsewhere in the world good pro builders are very thin on the ground.<BR>
A lot of these guys will be retiring soon. So we had better make the most of it while they are still around and hope that there will more pro builders coming along to join Piedmont, Executive Airframes, PAC, DH, RCME and Aero Design and others in the kit business, who are also a wonderful breed of people!<BR>
I might as well throw in Central Hobbies and Radio South, because we would be in a sorry state without them too!!<BR>
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on 6/9/02 8:07 AM, Del Rykert at drykert@rochester.rr.com wrote:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT COLOR="#008080"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>I know Dennis Hunt of Zimpro does still build. Very close to his projected ETC and he keeps one appraised.<BR>
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Del K. Rykert<BR>
AMA - 8928 <BR>
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