What I want in stores. MAPS (and not just for flying. Local road map required for the rental car) and GPS update download facility.
We expect to pay extra for shipping item to africa but not rip off rates (for electronic goods I work on anything local that is about $100 extra I buy local, as if a problme I can go back to local store) and most pilots/aviation people can quote exchange rate off top of head so don't give the we bought the item at such and such a rate story (I walk when that starts)
If good saving I don't mind waiting two weeks for the item.
For example on Wings & Things website for South Africa the David Clark X11 head set is R8599 but on
www.mypilotstore.com the same head set is $749 (i.e. at R7.2/$1 it works out at R5392) so for the sake of waiting a few days guess who is getting my credit card number and DHL account.
I want to support local stores but with that price differental of R3207, forget it.
But the garmin 496 is only about R800 cheaper in usa than rsa so that business stays local.
oh and free in store coffee and massage and........
