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Old 11-28-2007, 11:12 PM
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I read in the news today that Cessna is outsourcing the new 162 Skycatcher to CHINA. I am thoroughly disgusted. Had I not already decided to build my own... THAT would have cemented the deal. DJ
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Old 11-29-2007, 12:17 AM
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Are you getting a quick build?

I want to buy USA only. It is not very easy.

I wouldn't buy one of those things anyway. If you have 100K burning a hole in your pocket, go on barnstormers and get a very nice built RV.
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Old 11-29-2007, 08:19 AM
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I agree but good luck with buying 100% American made.

Don't forget to buy "Made in the USA" (MitUSA) tools, electronics, etc. if you are going to go that route as there are a lot of tool makers out of business because of China and other parts of the world. Oh, and all that money you are going to save on your electronics by purchasing an iCom A210, fagitaboutit, they are Japanese.

BTW, I gave up on the MitUSA thing when I found out my Jeep was made in Canada, my mother's US made mini-van had a Japanese engine, my Japanese truck was MitUSA, my car was made in Japan but the company is owned and controlled by Ford, etc., etc., etc.

What I'm getting at is as much as I hate to see other than "Made in the USA" on everything I own, there really isn't much we can do and if you are going to go with the "Made in the USA" logo, go all the way.

Sorry about the rant but the manufacturing company I work for is trying to keep all of its jobs here in the US but we are finding it more and more difficult to do so.
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Old 11-29-2007, 09:20 AM
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And don't forget, Van's QB kits are not assembled by the good folks in Aurora, OR.
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Old 11-29-2007, 04:18 PM
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Who puts them together?
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Old 11-29-2007, 05:04 PM
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Phillipines and Chezks, I think.
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Old 11-29-2007, 05:10 PM
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Where you have a choice do what I do and buy USA. The Japs and Germans shot at my dad and the chinese shot at me. So I do hold a grudge.
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Old 11-29-2007, 05:58 PM
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While I agree it is frustrating to see all the manufacturing leaving the US, it just does not seem possible to buy all of what you need and want made here in the US . But when you select a product made overseas, there are choices we can make.

When it comes to cars for example, you can buy a car made by a company that is based in a country that has free trade with the US ( like Canada or Germany) or one that has unequal barriers like Japan. I do not choose Japan since there is still a choice.

When it comes to deciding based on who was shooting at our parents, well, these days it is a war of economics , not so much of bullets. The Germans were shooting at my parents, but those Germans are not the ones building cars now.

At least when it comes to state of the art electronics most of the technology still comes from USA.
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Old 11-29-2007, 06:22 PM
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Do a slow build. 100% American labor!
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Old 11-29-2007, 06:32 PM
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[quote=Yukon;175451]Do a slow build. QUOTE]

Does still accumulating tools over a 10 yr period count as a slow build?
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