Welcome one and all to EAA’s Sport Pilot Tour in Nashville, Tennessee this Saturday (5/6/06) where you can see the SportCruiser. For more info on the Smyrna airport, visit Smyrna Air Center or get more details. Photo by Jim Raeder
Perhaps it’s the start of a new trend…early consolidation. Or maybe it’s simply a good fit between two top LSA providers. Either way, customers and sport pilots win in my opinion. Today, a joint announcement was issued by SportairUSA (national importer of the StingSport) and Czech Aircraft Works (builder of the Mermaid, Parrot, and SportCruiser). The two organizations said that SportairUSA will begin distribution of the Parrot high wing and SportCruiser low wing using their nationwide network of dealers. Czech Aircraft Works U.S. partner, Sport Aircraft Works, run by Danny Defelici welcomes the new arrangement saying, “To minimize our time to market, we required an established distributor that knows the sport aircraft market and possesses an extensive dealer network, so the logical choice was to team up with SportairUSA.” SportairUSA chief Bill Canino stated, “We are excited to represent the Parrot and SportCruiser in North America.” He added that bringing a high wing to their portfolio fills out their line and he views the SportCruiser as an exceptional trainer with a modest price tag. Both SportCruiser and StingSport can be viewed this weekend at EAA’s Sport Pilot Tour in Nashville, TN (Smyrna airport: MQY).
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