<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I just ran that 100k figure through a reverse inflation calculator for a total of $321,688 in today's dollars!</div><div><br></div><div>Now, taking a lesson from the experimental aircraft community, non-certified subs can be as equally sound as certified at the hands of the fastidious.</div><div><br></div><div>However, the caveat here is in insurability and regulated commercial operations in both disciplines.</div><div><br></div><div>It would seem to me then that certification in the absence of the above two requirements amounts to piece of mind with an opportunity cost in real dollars.</div><div><br></div><div>Joe</div><div><br></div><div><br><br></div><div><br>On Nov 26, 2013, at 6:34 PM, Jon Wallace <<a href="mailto:jonw@psubs.org">jonw@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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Alan, I can tell you this...it cost $100,000 to build and certify
the K-600 in 1979.<br>
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