Owner Phil Lockwood To Sharpen Focus On Parts And Maintenance

Sebring Aviation owner Phil Lockwood says he plans to sharpen his focus on his core capability of parts and service for all Rotax-powered aircraft, shifting resources from new aircraft sales to expand the parts and service business: Lockwood Aviation Supply and Lockwood Aviation Repair. Lockwood says he will eliminate activities that align the company with any single brand of SLSA in a bid to widen its appeal and market base in aircraft service.

Phil Lockwood

Lockwood has owned Sebring Aviation for six years, and has represented such manufacturers such as Tecnam, Flight Design, and Air Creation. Going forward, Lockwood says Sebring Aviation will continue to support the aircraft it has sold, and will sell used LSAs. Sebring Aviation will also continue working directly with various OEMs to provide specialized avionics installations for LSA aircraft.

Lockwood Repair will continue to be a Flight Design service center. "It's been a pleasure working with Flight design and that relationship has allowed us to gain an extraordinary level of expertise in servicing and performing major repairs on their aircraft," Lockwood said.

Lockwood's companies have been headquartered at the Sebring, Florida airport (KSEF) for 17 years. At this central location in the aviation-intensive state of Florida, Lockwood says he is well suited to serve a large pilot population that can fly to the airport in a couple hours or less. The company also supports a large group out-of-state customers with many Rotax components and engines are shipped in for service and overhaul.

Lockwood Aircraft Corp will expand new production of the AirCam twin-engine Experimental Amateur Built kit and its Drifter line. The AirCam does not qualify as an LSA but has gathered a tremendous following in the aviation community. "The AirCam represents a bright spot in an industry. Where sales of most aircraft have slumped in recent years, sales of the popular twin engine camera plane have continued to increase," Lockwood said.
 

Lockwood established the Aero Technical Institute (ATI) in 2004 as the Light Sport Aircraft sector was just getting established. ATI offers factory-authorized training for mechanics and owners allowing field services to a variety of airframes. Such factory training is essential for LSA maintenance, and ATI now offers airframe courses for many of the popular Light-Sport models sold throughout America. "By not representing these same brands for sales, we believe we can do a better job of serving the wider producer community," explained Lockwood.

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