The Cost of Aviation Accessories
I am sure I am not alone is saying that, if you want to inflate a price for goods or services, all you have to do is add the words "pilot" or "aviation."
I was reminded of this fact this week on a couple of occasions. I noticed that one aviation retailer was offering a mechanical stop watch for £90.49 (plus postage.) When I was doing my IMC Rating I bought such a watch from H. Samuel rather than pay the inflated aviation price. I wondered what the current price was and found I could buy a mechanical stop watch from a retailer for about £27.50 with free postage. The other fact was that I needed a new external antenna for my Garmin 96C. Searching through the aviation retailers the best price I could find was £25.00 plus VAT plus postage. I managed to buy a compatible one from Hong Kong for £5.38 including postage. Does the job perfectly. Those are pretty sizeable margins we are being charged.