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Bubblehead

Joined: 26 Oct 2007
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Location: N. Richland Hills, TX

Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:25 am Post subject: Glassair III, SX300 to be destroyed?

I stopped for fuel yesterday in Winona, MN and the guy at the FBO said that the A&P school that had been there had moved to Duluth, and they were cutting up the airplanes that were not getting moved to the new location. So I walked down to take a look.



Included in the planes supposedly to be destroyed are a Glassair III N717SM and a SX-300 N888SX. I peaked inside and the planes still have radios, HSIs and full instruments! The guy at the FBO said that the owners had donated the planes to the school instead of selling them so they did not have any liability issues from selling them! Here are pictures.



http://tangodelta.smugmug.com/photos/348685161_oFXTA-M.jpg

http://tangodelta.smugmug.com/photos/348683573_XoLRP-M.jpg



I taxied past the planes on my way to the runway and took some pictures. Other planes that will be scrapped include an L-19, a TriPacer, a T-33, a twin Beech, a Aztec, and a Hiller helicopter. Pictures can be seen at 



http://tangodelta.smugmug.com/gallery/5664130_dpHYV/1/348683573_XoLRP



Does anyone know of a way to recover these planes or at least the avionics and engines?

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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:23 am Post subject: Glassair III, SX300 to be destroyed?

We,ve truely become a throw away society!

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 From: "Bubblehead" <jdalman2000(at)yahoo.com>

 Date: 2008/08/10 Sun AM 09:25:43 EDT

 To: glasair-list(at)matronics.com

 Subject: Glassair III, SX300 to be destroyed?

 I stopped for fuel yesterday in Winona, MN and the guy at the FBO said that the A&P school that had been there had moved to Duluth, and they were cutting up the airplanes that were not getting moved to the new location. So I walked down to take a look.

 Included in the planes supposedly to be destroyed are a Glassair III N717SM and a SX-300 N888SX. I peaked inside and the planes still have radios, HSIs and full instruments! The guy at the FBO said that the owners had donated the planes to the school instead of selling them so they did not have any liability issues from selling them! Here are pictures.

 http://tangodelta.smugmug.com/photos/348685161_oFXTA-M.jpg

 http://tangodelta.smugmug.com/photos/348683573_XoLRP-M.jpg

 I taxied past the planes on my way to the runway and took some pictures. Other planes that will be scrapped include an L-19, a TriPacer, a T-33, a twin Beech, a Aztec, and a Hiller helicopter. Pictures can be seen at 

 http://tangodelta.smugmug.com/gallery/5664130_dpHYV/1/348683573_XoLRP

 Does anyone know of a way to recover these planes or at least the avionics and engines?

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 John Dalman

 Elburn, IL

 RV-8 N247TD

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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:33 am Post subject: Glassair III, SX300 to be destroyed?

Not really - we've become a truly litigious society.  When lawyers  

have convinced everyone that they can blame someone else for their  

idiocy, everyone, except the lawyers, loose.

On Aug 10, 2008, at 7:22 AM, <tomgoddard(at)ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:



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		   We,ve truely become a throw away society!

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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 8:03 am Post subject: Glassair III, SX300 to be destroyed?

In all likelihood, the donations were conditional in that ownership

never be transferred in any way.  As was stated, the previous owners

didn't want any liability trail but at least found a use for the plane

they felt was beneficial for a while.  I don't know if that included

parting the plane out, but what parts would be OK and what parts might

impose liability on the builder is hard to say.



Douglas L. Dodson, Jr.

Glasair II-S FT

Flight Test Engineer, CFI-A/S&ME,I,G 



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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 3:25 pm Post subject: Glassair III, SX300 to be destroyed?

I should think that if the N number was sanded off and the aircraft sold as  scrap, there would be no liability trail. I can see no difference if a rubbish  man hauls the planes away and sells various components as junk.  



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N3722r

Joined: 12 Aug 2008
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Location: Reno, NV

Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 9:27 pm Post subject: Re: Glassair III, SX300 to be destroyed?

I would suggest contacting the business directly and making an offer, with appropriate legal contracts in place if required.  I would also assume that these airplanes, if sold for scrap or parts would negate the liability issue.



I would be interested in this as well.  I can't imagine someone cutting up those airplanes!



Dave

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