I may be mistaken ,but my remarks were in reference to
the original ideas of offering more models ie. sea plane etc. I only meant
to say that a quick check on liability
insurance is prudent. However I was speared by some
obvious beginner legal mind who called my terms
of all things "gibberish".
I have recently sold my aviation corp. which was a consolidation of
several others and subsequent liability
was the major factor in getting a buyer.
I can tell you where"SF Bay Area" but not who.
Thank you for your patience.
----- Original Message -----
From: <intrepid...@juno.com>
To: <kr...@mylist.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: KR>Rand/Robinson Engineering
> > "Jim Faughn" <jfau...@socket.net> writes:
> > I've wondered why Jeanette wasn't interested in the possible
> > sale/transfer or whatever you would want to call it, of the
> > business. --(snip)--
> > can make the assumption that the profit in the worst case
> > is in the range of $20-30,000. Next figure this is her retirement
> > income and determine what investment it would take to
> > replace this. Just for fun, lets agree on 25,000 per year.
>
> Mr. Faughn has presented the best overview of the situation,
> IMHO.
>
> So for the frustrated would-be-Buyers of RR Engineering,
> perhaps a compromise position would work ? Think of
> =Distributor=.
>
> To keep this simple ( absent the ergos, to whits, et al) let's
> call the Distributership "Acme Airplanes" ( or AA ).
>
> AA sets itself up as =a= Single Point for the KR- airplane.
> ( Not "the only", just "a" source... )
> AA re-sells KR- plans that it buys from RR.
> AA re-sells KR- parts that it buys from RR.
> AA re-sells KR- parts that it buys from Diehl.
> AA re-sells KR- parts that it buys from whomever.
> AA re-sells wood kits that it packages from wood bought
> from Aircraft Spruce, Wicks, Hermans Logging, et al.
> AA may even make a few parts ( metal parts kits ?) itself,
> and sells them.
> AA might make and sell pre-assembled wood spar kits,
> and fuselage boats pre-assembled in AA's climate
> controlled and clean-room assembly facility.
> AA could put together all the components of the airplane
> and sell them in Groups --- ie, Tail Group, Fuselage,
> Wing Kit, Engine and FWF Kit, Finishing Kit. ( a la RV ).
> AA does all the whiz-bang advertising and promoting that
> RR does not now do.
> etc.
>
> Simple, limited liability, good prospect to promote the
> airplane, and probably a lot of fun for the AA personnel.
> High-profit for AA ? Whooops, maybe not... but "making
> a killing" and "promoting the airplane" are not the same.
>
> As far as the Intellectual Property angle and "Rights", promise
> ( and keep that promise !) to buy enough from RR so as to
> not compromise her present position. AA is a loose Partner,
> not a competitior. Offering Mrs. Ken such a broader-based
> stability that the Open Market does not may influence her to
> (gladly ? ) participate.
>
> This IMHO, and YMMV. Another $0.02 food-for-thought.
>
> Art Cacella 1970 American AA-1 N6155L "Dinkie"
> 1972 KR-1 Plans, still not started <sigh>
> ( but four metal homebuilts underway )
> Winston-Salem, NC
>
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