<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Jimbo that's terrible. I am sorry to hear that story.
Money doesn't grow on trees.<BR>
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With that in mind, one has to wonder why buy the Europeans when the American crop fly so well. <BR>
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Did anyone else see the latest post on RCU in the pattern column? It was by none other than our reigning F3A National Champ re: the Focus 2. <BR>
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And the Focus2 is only one of several excellent domestic offerings (Temptation, Aries, and Panacea come immediately to mind) with their domestic price tag. I don't get it. What's the catch? I bought one of these mega Euro planes two years ago and it flies great but not greater than these American planes. Sooooo, I ask again: WHAT'S THE CATCH?<BR>
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Matt K<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Subj:<B>RE: Pl Lazulite </B><BR>
Date:1/8/2004 10:50:56 AM Eastern Standard Time<BR>
From:<A HREF="mailto:James.Woodward2@edwards.af.mil">James.Woodward2@edwards.af.mil</A><BR>
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I ordered a PL Lazulite around last February. It arrived 4 months later<BR>
than originally stated. The freight company charged another $90 in<BR>
paperwork. The total was around $1800-$1900 for plane, shipping, and<BR>
freight. Shipping was near $500. The fuselage was damaged. My attempts to<BR>
get another were futile. After another gentleman went public on this list,<BR>
PL reversed their position and decided to send another fuselage to me. The<BR>
people who bring the kits into the US do us a HUGE favor. I will never<BR>
order direct again.<BR>
Jim W.<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: adriancwong@earthlink.net [mailto:adriancwong@earthlink.net] <BR>
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 9:16 PM<BR>
To: discussion@nsrca.org<BR>
Subject: RE: Pl Lazulite<BR>
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I ordered a Partner directly from PL at the beginning of December, it cost<BR>
me 1,054.00 euro (shipping extra). PL debited 50% on my credit card at 1.21<BR>
exchange rate, and will debit the other 50% in April. If the exchange rate<BR>
keeps going up and up, I might pay it off before taking delivery.<BR>
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Import duty is relatively cheap. I paid around $40.00 for all the paper work<BR>
between the forwarder and the U S Custom when I took delivery of my Angel's<BR>
Shadow a year ago.<BR>
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Adrian</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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