30 Lancair Planes To Decend On Scottsdale March 31st-April
3rd
On Thursday, March 31st, 2005,
owners of more than thirty Lancair Columbia airplanes will descend
on the Scottsdale Airport for the annual Lancair Owners Pilot
Association (LOPA) fly-in. Hosting the event is Lancair Certified
Southwest, the local dealership which moved to Scottsdale in
2001.
“It’s amazing to me that our customers are so
satisfied with our planes that they formed their organization and
web site devoted to flying the Lancair Columbia”, said J.B.
Lauchner, owner of the local dealership. “There is no greater
testimonial and we’re proud to be a part of it.”
The new Columbia 400 is now ranked as the world’s fastest
certified piston powered aircraft in its class. It is the Lancair
Company’s third certified aircraft, following Columbia 300
and 350. With its 310-horsepower turbocharged Continental TSIO 550
engine, the 400 speeds through the air at 265 miles per hour. That
kind of performance makes the Columbia 400 the fastest certified
piston powered aircraft in production today – single or twin,
fixed gear or retractable.
In 2002, Charles Lindbergh’s grandson dubbed the Lancair
Columbia “The New Spirit of St. Louis” when he
successfully used it to duplicate the historic flight from New York
to Paris.
”The Columbia 400 is fast, but that’s only part of
what makes it such a special aircraft”, said Lancair
Southwest Sales Manager John Cooke, “It is also one of the
safest planes on the market today, at a lower price than other
planes which do not perform nearly as well.”
”With the Columbia 400, a 1,000-mile non-stop trip is only
around four hours long”, Cooke said, “and given the
longer waits at commercial airports -- combined with cancellations
and delays -- owning and flying your own aircraft is definitely an
option worth considering. When you take a good look at all the
costs involved, it can easily be one of the most inexpensive forms
of transportation.”
The LOPA Fly-In schedule of events includes:
- Over thirty Lancair Columbia’s descending on Scottsdale
Airport on Thursday, March 31st.
- Five seminars from Factory representatives and LOPA members
throughout the weekend.
- A thirty-plane flight to Sedona on Saturday, April 2nd.
The Lancair Certified Southwest dealership in Scottsdale covers
the entire Southwest territory, including Arizona, Southern
California, Nevada, and New Mexico. It is located in the Scottsdale
Airpark.