So you think you want to import a glider?

It must be cheap...little demand, very low US dollar (any lower and the US of A might disappear off the world stage...like the Romans, Greeks and Brits did before them), and second hand means some of the depreciation has already been met...

Here's a nice one...
$50,000 US

BUT - in NZ you will need a transponder - $3000.
You will probably need to pay GST.
You will need to pay freight from the US to NZ.
Some-one will need to pack it in a container...or you might like to fly up to the US, suffer 4 hours in immigration whilst you prove you are not a terrorist etc etc
And while the US dollar is at an all time low it's still worth slightly more than the NZ monopoly dollars.

So what does this all come to???
$90,000NZ at the very best but more likely a bit more as the CAA will want it's pound of flesh, and something will need fixing once it arrives...

And yet if a very good ASW27 came up for sale I'd be interested...