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Post subject: Re: Icon A5  Posted: 30 Jul 2015, 23:36 |
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Username Protected wrote: A new R22 is the price of an Icon R22 base list price $285K Icon A5 base list price $189K That's enough different to not be the same. What is really different is the cost of flying an R22 (or any copter) versus an A5. The A5 is a toy, but some will pay a lot for their toys. Mike C.
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Post subject: Re: Icon A5 Posted: 30 Jul 2015, 23:50 |
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Username Protected wrote: A new R22 is the price of an Icon R22 base list price $285K Icon A5 base list price $189K That's enough different to not be the same. What is really different is the cost of flying an R22 (or any copter) versus an A5. The A5 is a toy, but some will pay a lot for their toys. Mike C.
At OSH the base price for the Icon was quoted to me as $247k. It's gone up since TW got his order in, apparently.
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Post subject: Re: Icon A5 Posted: 30 Jul 2015, 23:52 |
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Username Protected wrote: A new R22 is the price of an Icon R22 base list price $285K Icon A5 base list price $189K That's enough different to not be the same. What is really different is the cost of flying an R22 (or any copter) versus an A5. The A5 is a toy, but some will pay a lot for their toys. Mike C.
The Icon is $250k and is not yet available.
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Post subject: Re: Icon A5 Posted: 30 Jul 2015, 23:55 |
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Username Protected wrote: TR has an R44. I flew in it with him. Actually he probably has a few of them. Ha. Yep, he has a few of everything and that is neat. The fact that he calls his helicopter (which has a proven record and easy resale) a POS and an airplane that has a very limited use a miracle airplane is rather interesting. My point on this Icon is that it is nothing spectacular considering the price. When you can put two people, bags, and go 700 miles or so it would be worth the money. However, $250k is a lot of juice for something that does no better than a $100k Searay.
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Post subject: Re: Icon A5 Posted: 31 Jul 2015, 00:21 |
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Username Protected wrote: At OSH the base price for the Icon was quoted to me as $247k. Web page says $189K: http://iconaircraft.com/a5/buy/Does call it "estimated price", whatever that means. Sorry, I assumed Icon knew the price of its own product, apparently they don't. Mike C.
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Post subject: Re: Icon A5 Posted: 31 Jul 2015, 00:25 |
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yeah I guess they get you with the fine print... Quote: USD plus CPI increase
(indexed to the CPI-W of July 1st, 2013) Although I think they've bumped it more than 2 years worth of inflation... it's gone up 31%
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Post subject: Re: Icon A5 Posted: 31 Jul 2015, 00:31 |
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Username Protected wrote: Although I think they've bumped it more than 2 years worth of inflation... it's gone up 31% CPI-W since July 2013 is an increase of 1.6%. $189,000 July 2013 is $192,056 in July 2015. Mike C.
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Post subject: Re: Icon A5 Posted: 31 Jul 2015, 00:54 |
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Username Protected wrote: The fact that he calls his helicopter (which has a proven record and easy resale) a POS and an airplane that has a very limited use a miracle airplane is rather interesting.  Miracle airplane! Yes, that's exactly what I said!  I also never said (and do not believe) that the R44 is a POS. But it is a joke of a helicopter. For one thing, it has a piston engine. Density altitude makes it practically useless in the summer everywhere but close to sea level. I remember last summer just me and Ashley and her purse (250lbs total payload with both of us), and half fuel tanks, and not being able to get over 6,000 feet to clear terrain. Nope, have to take the valley and add 50 miles to what should have been a 60 mile trip!) Compare the 44's rotor head to that of a real helicopter (an AS350 for example) and tell me that it is not a joke! Now, my R44 was very good to me. It did exactly what it was designed to do, and that was to be a helicopter which is reliable and absolutely dirt cheap to operate. The next step up from a 44 is a massive one not only in cost of entry but also operations which is the reason it took me so long to make the move.
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Post subject: Re: Icon A5 Posted: 31 Jul 2015, 01:55 |
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Username Protected wrote: Oh, and assuming I ever get to take delivery of my Icon, the first thing I am doing is flying it to Indiana to pick Todd up and hit the lakes !  He'll have moved to Florida by then and will be complaining about something else!!
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Post subject: Re: Icon A5 Posted: 31 Jul 2015, 10:30 |
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Username Protected wrote: Oh, and assuming I ever get to take delivery of my Icon, the first thing I am doing is flying it to Indiana to pick Todd up and hit the lakes ! TW Whats your expected delivery date? We will have a BeechTalk fly in at your location. BeechTalkers, being a sophisticated group will expect it to be catered with live music, but I assume you will set that up?  Kevin BTW - have the R44 there for comparison.
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Post subject: Re: Icon A5 Posted: 01 Aug 2015, 14:12 |
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Username Protected wrote: They quoted me $200K at OSH. Not sure whats up with the discrepancy. Assuming the 189k price on the website. That's the "we know you are selling your other plane and will have extra disposable income" premium.
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