Pl Lazulite

adriancwong at earthlink.net adriancwong at earthlink.net
Wed Jan 7 20:15:56 AKST 2004


I ordered a Partner directly from PL at the beginning of December, it cost me 1,054.00 euro (shipping extra). PL debited 50% on my credit card at 1.21 exchange rate, and will debit the other 50% in April. If the exchange rate keeps going up and up, I might pay it off before taking delivery.

Import duty is relatively cheap. I paid around $40.00 for all the paper work between the forwarder and the U S Custom when I took delivery of my Angel's Shadow a year ago.

Adrian




-----Original Message-----
From: "Koenig, Tom" <Tom.Koenig at actewagl.com.au>
Sent: Jan 7, 2004 8:51 PM
To: "'discussion at nsrca.org'" <discussion at nsrca.org>
Subject: RE: Pl Lazulite

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<DIV><SPAN class=925173904-08012004><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" 
color=#0000ff>Jason.....don't you already have one or 
more???</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=925173904-08012004><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" 
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=925173904-08012004><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" 
color=#0000ff>I was under the impression that you were doing the electric 
version. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=925173904-08012004><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" 
color=#0000ff>Sorry I cant tell you the price US, but </FONT></SPAN><SPAN 
class=925173904-08012004><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff>I can tell you 
that each model has cost me close to 3 grand (Australian) each.  The 
airfreight was a fortune and I got hit big time by customs ( 10% tax) and 
various other duties. You may not suffer the same fate in the US, so it may 
work out cheaper than in my case.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=925173904-08012004><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" 
color=#0000ff>Tom</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=925173904-08012004><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" 
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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  <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma 
  size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Jason 
  [mailto:jasonshulman at cox.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, 8 January 2004 3:32 
  PM<BR><B>To:</B> discussion at nsrca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Pl 
  Lazulite<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><SPAN class=340373104-08012004>What is the 
  going price US for one?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><SPAN 
  class=340373104-08012004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><SPAN 
  class=340373104-08012004>Thanks,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><SPAN 
  class=340373104-08012004>Jason</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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    <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma 
    size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> 
    discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]<B>On 
    Behalf Of </B>Clay Schmidt<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 07, 2004 8:32 
    PM<BR><B>To:</B> discussion at nsrca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Pl 
    Lazulite<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom,</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you for your reply.  The design 
    looks good to me. Everything is easily accessible and it has a good 
    look.  Now all we need is a few flying reports. Please keep me posted 
    about yours.</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Clay</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
    <BLOCKQUOTE 
    style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
      <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
      <DIV 
      style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> 
      <A title=Tom.Koenig at actewagl.com.au 
      href="mailto:Tom.Koenig at actewagl.com.au">Koenig, Tom</A> </DIV>
      <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion at nsrca.org 
      href="mailto:'discussion at nsrca.org'">'discussion at nsrca.org'</A> </DIV>
      <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 05, 2004 5:03 
      PM</DIV>
      <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Pl Lazulite</DIV>
      <DIV><BR></DIV>
      <DIV><SPAN class=610523422-05012004><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" 
      color=#0000ff>Clay,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
      <DIV><SPAN class=610523422-05012004><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" 
      color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
      <DIV><SPAN class=610523422-05012004><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" 
      color=#0000ff>I have one, but as yet still  not built.  I 
      don't really know what I can tell you about it.... I guess the best piece 
      of advice I can give you is to go through an importer ( like Central 
      etc) unless you are quite confident that the whole importing process will 
      not faze you.  I had considerable difficulty importing the models to 
      Australia.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
      <DIV><SPAN class=610523422-05012004><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" 
      color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
      <DIV><SPAN class=610523422-05012004><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" 
      color=#0000ff>Now assuming you actually get/got one...... the plane 
      looks like it will be a good performer. Speaking as a guy who designed all 
      his own for many years, the Lazulite is not a ground breaking design 
      but rather an evolution ( which model isn't?) and seems to 
      utilize some design philosophies to which Wolfgang and Roland Matt 
      subscribe. I think the Lazulite will be a solid performer, just like the 
      Smaragd......and it has a much better belly pan 
      idea! </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
      <DIV><SPAN class=610523422-05012004><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" 
      color=#0000ff>Now that the US dollar is going south. I would imagine that 
      the cost would increase. So if this is a factor, you need to balance up 
      the gains you make in time saving of a kit vs scratch vs dollars. In my 
      case I needed to save time...but I still need to justify the cost to 
      the family on a weekly basis!!!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
      <DIV><SPAN class=610523422-05012004><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" 
      color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
      <DIV><SPAN class=610523422-05012004><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" 
      color=#0000ff>Kit wise, the glass work is exceptional. The sheeting work 
      is good too, but what really lacks is good English in the instructions and 
      with that perhaps more comprehensive instructions which include 
      measurements...but I may work on that if PL allows me to ( I need to 
      speak with them first).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
      <DIV><SPAN class=610523422-05012004><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" 
      color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
      <DIV><SPAN class=610523422-05012004><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" 
      color=#0000ff>If you like the look of the model, and you have some cash to 
      burn...give it a try, I'm sure it will be a great 
      plane.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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      color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN 
      class=610523422-05012004>Tom</SPAN><SPAN 
      class=610523422-05012004></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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        <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma 
        size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Clay Schmidt 
        [mailto:clay1 at grapevine.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, 4 January 2004 5:48 
        PM<BR><B>To:</B> discussion at nsrca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Pl 
        Lazulite<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
        <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was just curious to know if anyone out 
        there has any experience with the PL Lazulite?  Any info, comments, 
        or flying experiences would be most appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
        <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
        <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Clay Schmidt</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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