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50% of the cost of a plane sold in USA is put aside as reserves for litigations; that doubles the actual cost of the plane, so the Pipistrel that is sold in Eur
by AdrianB1 10y ago
50% of the cost of a plane sold in USA is put aside as reserves for litigations; that doubles the actual cost of the plane, so the Pipistrel that is sold in Europe for 100,000 EUR may be $220,000 in USA.
The Cessna 172 is 300k; a modern Pipistrel with better flying capabilities is 100K (there are a couple of 2015 Pipistrel planes on my base airport). Cessna does not sell lots of 172's, but neither Pipistrel does not sell in USA at 100k.
The aviation in USA is mostly based on cheap old 1950-1970 planes, the cost for new is astronomical.
- nkurz 10y agoAre you sure about this? I'm not in the market, and don't know the details, but it looks like Pipistrel USA is advertising "Ready to Fly" prices (denominated in Euros) that are much less than you say. For example, the Sinus shows a base price of 78500 EUR, and the Alpha Trainer Electro Experimental shows 110000 EUR: http://www.pipistrel-usa.com/price-list/RTF-price.html http://www.pipistrel-usa.com/price-list/RTF-price.html Is there some large undisclosed fee that is added to this? Or do the "add ons" actually required to have a flyable plane?