[harrison987]

Manyof the restorations they do not do themselves. They contract other people to do...and then take the credit. Which is why he has a very limited knowledge.

The wings on the G6 they did were not built Sandy Air, nor by restoration company...but by a team of collectors. He traded a data plate and 1000,00 euro to get the wings "built"...in this case there were parts from a flap and aileron that were used...there rest 90% was "recreated" cosmetically. I know this because I know who built the wings. Sandy Air then sued the collectors because the quality was not good enough, and lost in court - ummmmmmmm...you paid 1000,00 euro to have them built...what do you expect?

He never gave them credit, sold the G6 on Hermann Historica, representing it as a "restored" aircraft...when in reality...all he had was a small section of the original aircraft (rear data plate), fabricated a toy aircraft around it using pop rivets that a 12-year old could make, added some G-10 parts, and various scraps from different types (G2 to G-10), and called it a restoration. It was a $25,000 restoration at most...and marketed it as a $180,000.00 restoration. He got that price, as it was all marketing, and not factual. When the owner finally received it, he was furious on how bad it was. I was asked to look at it, to determine if the restoration was actually salvageable ...they wanted to mount an engine, and make a decent static display aircraft out of it. In order to correct ALL the issues (just going off the photos), it would probably cost more than the owner paid for it.

In this case, I would rather see the original components on a wall where they can be admired, as opposed to thrown onto a basic inaccurate airframe, termed a "restoration", then charging up-wards of $150000-$200000 for a toy with some original parts attached.

I do not see 25% original parts on this D9...

Most likely he "could" have some original D9 parts...but unlikely any are from the same aircraft.