Czech Sport Aircraft Receives a New Record Order For 16 SportCruiser From USA
Czech Sport Aircraft announced a new landmark order for 16 SportCruiser from the USA. The purchase agreement was formally signed last week between Aviation Trading and US Sport Aircraft after a visit of the company’s US importer to the Czech Sport Aircraft facilities in Kunovice and the Aviation Trading headquarters in Bratislava. The order includes both SportCruiser SVAP+ and SportCruiser SVAP Light variants, all of which will be delivered in line with the new enhanced 2015 production year configurations. This also sees the company achieve a new record for the largest number of aircraft in one single order, shattering the previous milestone of 8 aircraft achieved in June 2014.
Speaking upon signing the agreement, Matthew Harvey, Managing Director of Aviation Trading, the official authorised trading partner of Czech Sport Aircraft said, “This new record order marks a very important milestone in the history of Czech Sport Aircraft and clearly demonstrates the progress we have made with our commercial activities in recent years. We have been in deep strategic discussions with US Sport Aircraft over the past few months in order to move our activities on the US market firmly to the next level and we are very pleased to have been able to conclude this new agreement, which confirms the strength of both our partnership and the SportCruiser’s position on the market. The first units are scheduled to ship from the factory already next month and we hope that this order is just the start of what we expect to be a very successful year for the SportCruiser in the USA. We recognise the considerable effort that US Sport Aircraft has put in to developing a very solid platform and the clear focus and dedication that they continue to give to customer service and product support.”
Commenting on the new order after his visit to Kunovice and Bratislava, Patrick Arnzen, President of US Sport Aircraft, said, “The visit was very important in order to further strengthen our partnership with the factory and Aviation Trading. We have been impressed with the technologies and processes we have seen in the factory and it is also very encouraging to hear the short-medium term investment plans for the production and R&D activities. At the same time, US Sport Aircraft has important plans for expansion and improvements and this new order very much underpins what we are looking to achieve. The SportCruiser has been a very consistent performer on the US market during difficult times and this just goes to show the value of the brand and the good aftersales service we offer to our clients. We are very confident that 2015 will be an important year for everyone involved with the SportCruiser and we remain focussed on the task in hand.”
For production year 2015, the SportCruiser will continue to be supplied in both the ever-popular SVAP+ and SVAP Light configuration. The SportCruiser SVAP+ offers dual-screen 10” Dynon SkyView instrumentation together with additional enhanced features. The SportCruiser SVAP Light is based on the increased demand from the U.S. market for an entry-level Light Sport Aircraft that combines affordability and advanced features with the flexibility to upgrade.
The SportCruiser now offers even more value for money in 2015 with the inclusion of additional equipment in the standard configuration aimed at further improving both the in-flight experience and general flight safety. SkyView Touch™ now comes as standard on both SportCruiser models for 2015 and adds the convenience of touch when you want it but keeps a full set of buttons and joystick knobs for precise control in turbulence. Capacitive multi-touch technology allows natural actions such as two finger pinch-to-zoom on the map. Unlike most touch-based avionics and tablets, SkyView Touch™ preserves SkyView’s sunlight-readable and glare-rejecting screen.
Among other enhancements to the standard configuration, the production year 2015 SportCruiser also comes with a Stall Warning system as standard. Czech Sport Aircraft developed a Stall Warning system that received EASA certification in Europe for the PS-28 Cruiser in 2013 and has already proved to be a great success. The system provides both voice and light alert signals that warn the pilot in advance of reaching the stall speed. In the specific field of flight training, this new system enables student pilots to familiarise themselves with a particular system that they will later use on other aircraft. The Stall Warning system for the SportCruiser uses components produced by the American company Safe Flight Instrument Corporation that is a leader in aviation safety and flight performance systems. With components installed on over 60% of the world’s aircraft fleet, Safe Flight Instrument Corporation has the majority of the world’s aircraft manufacturers among its customers.
With the aim of ensuring quality, general safety and airworthiness of Light Sport Aircraft, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has introduced more frequent audits of Light Sport Aircraft manufacturers. Having already conducted several audits of U.S. Light Sport Aircraft manufacturers, the FAA audit of Czech Sport Aircraft took place in 2013 and was the second such audit to take place outside the USA. The audit focused on all aspects of compliance with FAA accepted Light Sport Aircraft ASTM consensus standards and no safety related issues were found by the FAA inspectors during the Czech Sport Aircraft audit.
Current statistics confirm that the SportCruiser remains one of the most renowned and best-selling Light Sport Aircraft on the US market today. The SportCruiser is a double-seat aircrafts of full metal construction. The aircraft is arranged as a low-wing mono-plane with cantilevered wings and conventional empennage. The SportCruiser is certified according to USA ASTM regulations and can be operated in countries recognising LSA regulations such as the USA, South Africa, Australia and some South American countries.
Currently a total of over 500 PS-28 Cruiser and SportCruiser have been produced. Over 200 aircraft are operating in the USA and almost 200 aircraft are operating in Europe where the company is enjoying significant sales success. The excellent flight characteristics of the aircraft and robust construction of the airframe are perfectly suited to entry-level students and this makes the SportCruiser the ideal platform for training purposes. The facts on the market today clearly confirm the leadership of the SportCruiser within this important segment of the Light Sport Aircraft market, with the aircraft being operated in over 20 flight schools in the USA alone.
Czech Sport Aircraft is located in the city of Kunovice in the heart of the Moravian aviation valley where, from 1954 up to the present day, several aircraft have been designed, developed and manufactured. The company was formed in 2009 adding to almost 80 years of aviation pedigree and history in the city of Kunovice. Czech Sport Aircraft is focused on the research, design, development and production of Light Sport Aircraft for basic and advanced flight training, basic military pilot training, general recreational use and air tourism.
Source: CSA
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