I think the "C" kit includes some of the anti-corrosion measures that were not in the A/B kits and now found wanting. I THINK. But it's still a lot of money.......
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But there is some ruinous inflation going on in aviation.
I sold a wingtip on here a couple of months ago. It was NoS in box with proper paperwork. I priced it on here by looking up the current price - $317. So I put it up at $150 plus shipping which the buyer was happy to pay. And just for fun - as the buyer was close - I delivered it for nothing by flying it to them.
I just found the original receipt from 8 years ago. $58.
Now the buyer got a deal compared to new. But I am a bit embarrassed by how much I appear to have made. Well not completely embarrassed - I flew it in on my dime. But I had fun doing it.... But.... Oh well.
But more to the point - It's not just Ce$$na. That $58 wingtip from 2012 would cost $66 applying the general US inflation rate of 13% since then. How does $66 become $317?
Graeme, The wing tip is painted and installed along with it's $317 cousin purchased new. Interestingly, I found the new and the old do not match perfectly. The one I bought from you was too tight of a fit on the tip rib. I had to file it a little bit to get it to fit. No big deal it, it fits great now. The new one I bought fits a bit loose by comparison and is slightly longer in length. I called Texas Aeroplastics and asked if the mold had changed and they said it did not, and couldn't explain the discrepancy.
