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mark(at)flylightning.net
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 Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:52 am Post subject: Another Lightning takes to the skies |
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To all,
This past Thursday, 6 Aug 2009, Tex Mantell's Lightning flew for the first
time. Tex built kit number 9 at his home in NY and is the 44th one to fly.
We've delivered 78 kits so that makes our current completion rate 56%.
Congratulations Tex!!!
Mark
Mark Stauffer
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Arion Aircraft
2842 Hwy 231 North
Shelbyville, TN 37160
(931) 680-1781
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info(at)flylightning.net
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| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:12 am Post subject: Another Lightning takes to the skies |
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Group,
Should be noted that tex’s kit was the first delivered to a customer.
nick
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From: owner-lightning-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-lightning-list-server(at)matronics.com (owner-lightning-list-server(at)matronics.com)] On Behalf Of Mark Stauffer
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 11:53 AM
To: Lightning-List
Subject: Another Lightning takes to the skies
To all,
This past Thursday, 6 Aug 2009, Tex Mantell's Lightning flew for the first time. Tex built kit number 9 at his home in NY and is the 44th one to fly.
We've delivered 78 kits so that makes our current completion rate 56%.
Congratulations Tex!!!
Mark
Mark Stauffer
Production Manager
Arion Aircraft
2842 Hwy 231 North
Shelbyville, TN 37160
(931) 680-1781
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fly.lightning(at)gmail.co
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| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:58 am Post subject: Another Lightning takes to the skies |
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Hi Mark,
It's truly remarkable that so many of the shipped Lightnings are
already flying.
I can't help but suggest another metric for your "percent complete".
It seems to me that it isn't reasonable to expect that a kit that
Arion has shipped should be flying as soon as it's received by the
customer.
So I'd add 6 or 12 months "grace period" to the ship date, and claim
a "percent flying" number based on this.
I wonder what the percentage rises to if you don't count the kits
that have shipped in the last 12 months.
Hugh Sontag
| Quote: | To all,
This past Thursday, 6 Aug 2009, Tex Mantell's Lightning flew for the first
time. Tex built kit number 9 at his home in NY and is the 44th one to fly.
We've delivered 78 kits so that makes our current completion rate 56%.
Congratulations Tex!!!
Mark
Mark Stauffer
Production Manager
Arion Aircraft
2842 Hwy 231 North
Shelbyville, TN 37160
(931) 680-1781
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mark(at)flylightning.net
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| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:13 am Post subject: Another Lightning takes to the skies |
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Using Hugh's suggestion of 12 month's "grace period" our completion rate
rises to 66%.
Another interesting statistic is that all of the flying Lightnings have been
completed by the original owners. The national average is somewhere around
25% and ours is 100%!
Mark
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lbmathias(at)verizon.net
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| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:09 pm Post subject: Another Lightning takes to the skies |
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Tex,
Congratulations! How about a picture of your bird?
Linda
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Colin K.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 3:43 pm Post subject: Another Lightning takes to the skies |
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Well done Tex!
Colin K.
OK
Lightning # 52 under construction.
http://www.mykitlog.com/cojaken
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N1BZRich(at)aol.com
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| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:28 pm Post subject: Another Lightning takes to the skies |
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Outstanding, Tex. You have built aircraft before, so now you have experienced this great accomplishment once again. Great job. Also great seeing you at OSH, but you disappeared before I got a chance to really talk to you. Now that you are flying, enjoy the test time and plan on having your new jet at SYI in September.
Buz
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