Fri, Apr 29, 2005
Flight Follows Following Completion Of CAC Assistance At
Glasair
David Codding became the first owner to fly his own Sportsman
2+2 barely four months after enrolling in the Customer Assembly
Center (CAC) at the Glasair factory in Arlington, WA.
Starting with a complete fast build kit, he spent a total of three
weeks, working eight hours a day, five days a week, with a crew of
factory assistants. At the end of the three weeks, he wound up with
an aircraft that was nearly ready to taxi.
Codding trucked the aircraft to his home in California where he
installed the instrument panel, upholstered the seats, completed
the hookup of his powerplant and painted the airframe. The FAA
signed off on the project and Codding went flying after a
record-setting assembly process.
“I think the reality is still sinking in,” said
Codding. “It was inconceivable that anyone could build
an aircraft like this in only four months, and yet I did
it. It’s really a tribute to the simplicity of the
design, the way the factory has organized the construction and
their incredible commitment to get it done. In about the time
it takes to search out and purchase a good used airplane, I
finished building a new one. What’s more important is
that there simply aren’t any certified aircraft out there
that offer the performance, utility and recreational possibilities
of a Sportsman, so for me it was the only way to go.”
The Sportsman 2 + 2 is a high wing, two place aircraft that can
be configured to seat two children in the back. If the back seats
are removed, the Sportsman has tremendous baggage-carrying
capability, enough to embark on a three to six month camping
trip. The aircraft can be switched from a trike configuration
to a taildragger in an hour. It can be fitted with tundra
tires, or rigged for straight or amphibious floats or skis, making
it an aircraft for all seasons, all reasons. It handles with
ideal response on paved runways, sandbars, shoals or boulder strewn
fields.
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