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<P>Nice work on the survey!!! What are the results of the data collected from the survey from the seven members?</P>
<P>We are giving three options of three high wing aircraft. Why not substitue a low wing for the 9000hr C172 and see if anybody is interested.</P>
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<P>Bill </P>
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<P><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "James Carlson" <carlsonj@workingcode.com><BR>To: "Steve Gordon" <steve@media-phile.com><BR>Cc: eefc-core@workingcode.com<BR>Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 9:39:24 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern<BR>Subject: RE: survey<BR><BR>Steve Gordon writes:<BR>> My idea for the survey was that for each price bracket, we would gauge how<BR>> many members our club can expect, and therefore how much the one-time and<BR>> monthly dues will be. For example, if only the seven of us are interested<BR>> in a Cardinal, then we'd know that we'll each have to contribute about<BR>> $1,500 down and then about $200/month thereafter (assuming we'd want to keep<BR>> such a beautiful plane in a hangar). If, however, we find a total of 15<BR>> interested members, we can cut those numbers in half making the Cardinal a<BR>> more affordable prospect.<BR><BR>That's exactly what I was hoping for. We need to have a gauge on how<BR>many are interested, and there are multiple variables. It's not just<BR>"are you interested?" but "given a certain airplane and a certain set<BR>of costs, would you be interested?"<BR><BR>In other words, we can't just ask "how interested are you?" I don't<BR>think that answers the question we have, and it's a little too vague<BR>for prospective members ... they could all say "definitely" and then<BR>find out that the gang of six wants to splurge on a P210 because we<BR>like flying higher. They'd drop out quickly, and the club wouldn't<BR>work. (Unless I've got money I don't know about. ;-})<BR><BR>For some, the acute choice comes down to the cost, and little else<BR>matters. For some, it's the airplane. For others, it's a<BR>combination.<BR><BR>I don't think we're asking people to choose a particular single plane<BR>right now, just something in the right neighborhood. Once we know<BR>what ballpark we're in, and roughly how many players we can expect, we<BR>can start the _real_ shopping.<BR><BR>-- <BR>James Carlson 42.703N 71.076W <carlsonj@workingcode.com><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>eefc-core mailing list<BR>eefc-core@workingcode.com<BR>https://www.workingcode.com/mailman/listinfo/eefc-core<BR></P></div></body></html>