what is fair price-build job?

[Atwood, Mark]

When I was building I use to charge $1000 to frame (ready to paint or cover) and $400 to finish (cover and paint, NOT equipment installation).  The $1000 did NOT include any materials...the $400 DID include materials.

That was mid to late 90's...not sure what inflation may have done...


-----Original Message-----
From:	Lance Van Nostrand [mailto:patterndude at comcast.net]
Sent:	Fri 10/17/2003 12:41 AM
To:	discussion at nsrca.org
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Subject:	Re: what is fair price-build job?

Good experienced hands that have done pattern planes before, can build light and straight will take about 80 hours on the low end.  At $10/hr that's $800.  I've paid more and charged less.  That's a low end starting point.
  Hope I'm not inducing a case of the cringes on anyone but I hadn't seen any other responses and wanted to get this started.
--Lance

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Moldowan at aol.com 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 9:31 PM
  Subject: what is fair price-build job?


  Guys,
  I am going to give pattern a try this 2004 season and am buying a rtf plane from a fairly local fai pilot. In order to have a back up plane i have a guy who was going to build me a 40% bird for IMAC but now i think i'm going to have him build me a new pattern ship. What is a fair price for building one of these?
    basicly it's a RTF  job minus the radio install. ( all parts/paint not included in job price of course)
  Please give me a range of what you've seen ( high to low)
  thanks for your help!
  Regards,
  Marc Moldowan
  Team JR 


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