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From: Harry DeLong <harry.delong(at)glasairaviation.com>
To: Harry DeLong (E-mail) <harry.delong(at)glasairaviation.com>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 7:56:47 PM
Subject: Glasair's "Two Weeks to Taxi" Gets Two Thumbs Up from FAA
If you�ve been holding off on purchasing a �Two Weeks to Taxi� Sportsman due to the uncertainty of it�s compliance with the 51% rule, your prayers have been answered! The FAA recently reviewed the �Two Weeks To Taxi� program and found that the lean manufacturing processes employed, combined with the provided educational assistance, accelerates the Sportsman build time significantly without violating the spirit or intent of the 51% Rule. (See below for more details.)
Please note that we still have a few spots available with 2008 pricing in the 1st quarter of 2009 at a savings of 7%.� Call if you have any questions or want to get one of the few remaining slots!
Also, if you haven�t yet seen the video that Evan Farmer put together of his experience building a �Two Weeks To Taxi Sportsman�, check it out at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmPZbfYWNT0
Harry Delong
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Glasair�s Two Weeks to Taxi
Gets Two Thumbs Up from FAA
Arlington, WA, November 11, 2008� During the week of November 3, 2008, members of the FAA�s Production and Airworthiness Division (AIR-200) traveled to Glasair Aviation�s facility in Arlington, Washington to review Glasair�s �Two Week To Taxi� program in terms of whether or not such a program could comply with the �major portion� requirement of Part 21, Section 21.191(g). The FAA�s on-site team found that the �lean manufacturing� processes employed, combined with the provided educational assistance, accelerates the Sportsman build time significantly without violating the spirit or intent of Part 21, Section 21.191(g).
�We couldn�t be more excited about the results of this visit by the FAA� says Glasair�s CEO Mikael Via. �I want to sincerely thank Mr. Frank Paskiewicz, head of the FAA�s production and airworthiness division, for bringing his team all the way from Washington, D.C. to take a look at the unique opportunity we�ve developed at Glasair.�
Paskiewicz and the FAA�s Amateur-Built Rulemaking Committee have been at the center of vigorous public debate on proposed new policies for administering and enforcing the 51 percent rule for amateur-built aircraft.
Glasair�s �Two Weeks to Taxi� Program had been somewhat controversial since its introduction in 2006 because it is the first program ever developed which allows builders access to a very organized, systematic course that takes them on a step by step building program that ends with their airplane taxing from the hangar under its own power.
�We have worked very, very hard to develop a program that makes aircraft building more accessible, more organized, and as efficient as possible, while staying within the letter and spirit of the amateur built rule,� says Via. This new finding from the FAA will allow Glasair�s Two Weeks to Taxi program to grow and expand.
Glasair�s Two Weeks to Taxi program recently celebrated its 100th customer-built aircraft.
For more information, visit the company�s website at www.GlasairAviation.com or call 360.435.8533 x232.
Harry DeLong
Glasair Aviation
18810 59th Ave NE
Arlington, WA 98223
360-435-8533 x 232 phone
360-435-9525 fax
harry.delong(at)glasairaviation.com
www.glasairaviation.com
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