REFLECTOR: Split Kit to Australia

[Brian Michalk]

I used to sell Franklin Engines at Oshkosh, and it struck me as 
interesting the difference in advertising feedback one gets from a 
convention style setup.
The vendor gets immediate feedback on sales tactics that aren't there 
with TV or Radio. 

I don't think the customers understand this difference.

I love walking through all of the various displays.  I make it a point 
to go fiddle and pick up and play with the displays if they are half 
interesting.  The boring stuff I don't bother with.  If the vendor sees 
that some widget has  three people waiting to play with it, he knows 
that's a good thing to have to attract customers.

For the split kit thing, people need to ask questions about it so that 
Velocity knows if there is any interest.  We are the choir here, so the 
split kit is not of much relevance to us; however the lesson is there 
about other offerings that Velocity makes available to us like Velocity 
University.

I love the Velocity University, but have never gone.  I have my excuses 
for now, but I hope to attend the next one.  At the least I need to make 
it over there for a good factory checkout.  I hope that I can make the 
two overlap, but that may not happen.

Just an observation.  Unless Velocity asks us for an opinion, it's up to 
us to make our feelings known so they know what we like and what we 
don't like.  The Velocity Employees are inside the bubble and can't see 
outside of it clearly.  Only those outside the bubble can see things as 
they are.

Ken C. Baker wrote:
> Brett and Allyson et al,
>
> Whoops. I accidentally hit send on the last email without looking at the
> address line. Disregard. (Unless someone else wants some lacquer thinner
> too.)
>
> In answer to the split kit questions:
>
> The gentleman who answers kitsales at velocityaircraft.com took last Thursday
> and Friday off in anticipation of having to work a show this weekend. So
> first off, apologies in not getting back to Allyson quite yet. I'd be more
> than willing to fill in the gaps in the mean time though.
>
> Before Oshkosh we decided that it would be a good idea to offer a split kit
> that is divided even further than the previous wings/fuselage offering. The
> idea was to offer six sub-kits to make it easier for people to self-finance.
> We used Oshkosh to test the waters and take orders if the interest was
> there. At Oshkosh there was absolutely *zero* interest. No one expressed
> even the slightest interest. So we placed a lower priority in getting the
> sales details on the web. 
>
> Velocity is still offering the split kit, and we'd be more than happy to
> discuss details. Allyson, feel free to contact me directly off the Reflector
> and we can discuss details. I'll look into freight and crating options to
> Australia. 
>
> Best Regards,
>
> -Ken Baker
> kenb at velocityaircraft.com
> (772) 589-1860
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> Behalf Of Brett Ferrell
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 8:09 AM
> To: reflector
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Split Kit to Australia
>
> Forwarded for one of the Baker boys....
>
> (from allyson at accessdistributors.com.au)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----------------------
> Hi Brett,
>
> I'm hoping you can post this on the reflector it would be much apreicated. I
> have sent an email off on Thursday to kitsales at velocityaircraft.com but with
> no reply I am interested in the split kit I've been saving for a kit now for
> a while and with the split kit options now open whilst I pay more for
> freight esp.
> to Australia I can afford to get winglets and canard as well as one wing in
> one shipment. depending on cost of wing ( this is based on the Oshkosh
> banner that has step 1 and 2 at $3500 and allowing for  $4000 to $5000 plus
> freight means I can start sooner tarter later. since I was always looking at
> a slow build ala Andy Millin i figure that this is the best time t get into
> it. with out the huge overheads\\
>
> thanking you this
>
> Allyson Cornish
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