Playboy Kit update

[Bill Sawyer]

The Playboy kits will be done next week and will be ready to ship. I will be sending out notices at that time. Thank you for your patience.
As an added bonus I had some vinyl decals made to be included in each kit. I tried to scan them and the results were less than perfect through the cover paper. The color is black and do not include numbers.

[Robertc]

Does this look more like it?

[Bill Sawyer]

Thank you!!! My computer stuff would not modify it. That is how they look.

[Bill Sawyer]

The Playboy kits will be $ 175.00 shipped to the USA. I will accept payment in cash check or money order. The kits will be ready to ship next week ---- HOWEVER ----

I ASK THAT NO ONE SEND ANY PAYMENT UNTIL YOU ARE CONTACTED BY ME.

 There are more people wanting kits than I have available. When I started making the kits I also started a list of all the people that wanted them. I tried to put everyone on the list in order of when they contacted me. During the time I have been making the kits the want list has gotten longer than the number of kits I was making. I will not have enough to go around if everyone that has said they want one pays for them. I plan to make more after these are sold.

[Bill Sawyer]

Ty,
    I believe that if I am going to produce something to sell, I should be able to do so with my own capitol. When the items are finished I put them up for sale. It is my responsibility to determine what will sell and in what quantities. If I cannot figure correctly then I have no business doing business. I do not want to take anyones money before I have items ready to sell. Customers should not have to pay a down payment up front and hope that someday they might get what they want. There are too many unexpected things that can happen.
    This was almost a reality with the Playboy kits. Just as I was getting the kits started I had some serious medical problems. If things had gone slightly differently, I would not have been able to complete them. As it is I have been slowed in production. I am unable to work full time on them - only getting a few hours a week in the shop.
    I am sorry for the delay.

[Jim Pollock]

Ty,

Unfortunate you are allergic to cotton since there is a cotton feild on the south parkway near the new Home Depot where K-Mart used to be!!!!

I know, I was there Tuesday with my wife for oral surgery - ugh!

Jim Pollock

[Bill Sawyer]

The PLAYBOY

Statistics:

Wingspan - 54 inches
Length - 43 inches with spinner
Area - 560 inches approximately
Classic legal - flown at the 1968 NATS


What you will receive in the kit is:

1. Two sheets of construction plans CAD drawn by Larry Cunningham.

2. Laser cut parts wherever possible

3. A preassembled spar that is predriiled for mounting of the landing gear. 47 1/2 inches long.

4. Formed main landing gear wires with installation hardware.

5. Two piece leading edges and three piece trailing edges that are preassembled.

6. 4 sheets of Laser Locked Ribs that can be removed from the cut sheets and installed without fitting as in normal I-Beams.

7. A mortise and tenon construction motor crutch assembly that has been assembled, cut to length and notched for metal motor pads which are included.

8. A molded turtle deck that is a two layer sandwich.

9. A molded 35 thousands Uvex canopy.

10. An adjustable lead out guide is included as the wing tip is designed for it to fit in. A weight box for the other wing tip is part of the laser cut parts.

11. Wheel pants laser cut with extra pieces so the builder can adjust to the thickness of the wheels. There are normal sides provided and also an extra side with an access panel to allow a special method of replacing the wheels if the builder wishes to use it.

12. Special plywood parts are epoxied to the spar to provide a place for the owner to place his hands for doing a pull test that will not stress the airframe. See the pic.

13. Detailed instructions for building.  A 20 plus page set of instructions with pictures illustrating the construction steps.