ORIGINAL: desertpig
Not a big deal for me... I never ship planes that I have flown for personal use.. I either fly them until the wings fall off or give them away to someone local. Those planes I build for others and ship I would simply prep everything and leave the stab off for them to attach.
I have crated some very large planes (40%) and used Forward Air to ship them.. about $100 for a large crate and $3000 insurance. Fedex and UPS destroy too much stuff for me to ever ship a GS plane that way...
I would certainly not consider it a make / break point for purchase that's for sure.. .
DP
Hi DP,
I am in no way saying it should be a make or break for anyone except me, but I thought it might be worthwhile to point out because other people do sell their planes and don't hold on to them forever, and might not think of this. Obviously, if you keep your planes forever, or give them away(I wish I lived near you.
), this would not be an issue for you.
BTW, I've also shipped many 40% planes by Forward Air and never had one cost as little as $100, but of course, it all depends on how far you're shipping it. Typically a crate with a 40% plane in it will cost about $150 to go halfway across the country and $250 to go coast-to-coast, so I imagine if you're just shipping a state or so away, it will probably be around the $100 mark.