# Building a Sailpane

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#### gerome

##### Member
Good day everyone. I'm a newbie here. I'm a student, me and my batchmates are thinking of building a sailplane. I'm just wondering on how much money should we prepare if we're thinking of building a sailplane for 1 crew and mostly made of wood. I am still on the proposal page so I want to know the usual cost that we might need. thanks.

#### Birdman100

##### Well-Known Member
Hi Gerome! This question has thousand answers generally (I believe you can make wooden sailplane from 100$to 100 000$, at least in my country), but hope you will get better answer if you post your question in "Wooden Construction" - Discussion Area of this Forum.

#### Jay Kempf

##### Curmudgeon in Training (CIT)
$3000 USD worth of aircraft grade materials can be turned into a sailplane with 3 axis controls if you are frugal. Much less if you just want an ultralight like the Goat. You can more than$50,000 USD if you want something with modern performance. This is assuming you buy well and do all your own labor.