Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Skip Gadd"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: shipping & handling chargesAre most of you keeping tabs on your shipping and handling charges? I must be ordering too much or too often.To date I have over $850.00 in charges and still don't how much more I'll spend. I can tell you now mine will not be the cheapest built Piet on the list.I have all the big ticket items,ceconite, paint, struts,forks, wings done(not covered), "C" section done (covered)with fuel tank, corvair engine onstand awaiting WW parts to finish, fuselage on straight axle with spoke wheels and PF Beck's copied brake system.It looks like the shipping and handling cost are going to run at least 10% of the building cost.Some of these cost are my on doings as I don't wait to let a large need list build up as I want to finish the project I am on at the time and not jump from project to project.Just curious as to how you handle your Piet building and parts buying.Ted StoneCorvair PietWilmington,NC________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: TGSTONE236(at)aol.com
I don't keep track of the cost of any of it. It's just to depressing but 10% doesn't sound too bad. On the bright side, usually on shipped orders they are from out of state so you don't have to pay sales tax. I, living in the great state of California and only 450 miles from Aircraft Spruce, get he honor of paying shipping and 7.75% sales tax. Oh the joy!ChrisSacramento, CAWestCoastPiet.com ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Ted,I did not keep track of my shipping expenses on the engine parts, but thefuselage is pretty much put together, tail surfaces and center section. Ihave wing spars and enough wood to build all the ribs..and I'm sitting atabout 7% for Shipping & Handling. Note that I bought almost all my woodlocally.Gary BootheCool, Ca.PietenpolWW Corvair Conversion, mountedTail done, Fuselage on gear(15 ribs down.) _____

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Seeing as most of the parts are imported from the US, I don't even want tothink about how much the shipping was!!!CheersPeterWonthaggi Australiahttp://www.cpc-world.com