Fri, Feb 16, 2007
Company Touts High Level Of Available Safety Features
The folks at Aircraft Manufacturing & Development Co. (AMD)
told ANN Friday of the first BRS parachute installation in a Zodiac
601XL light sport aircraft (LSA). The aircraft was certified
January 30, 2007.
AMD states the availability of the BRS option means the Zodiac
601XL boasts more safety features than any other LSA. Those
features include the 'chute, AMSAFE SRS airbag seatbelts, lightning
protection (available on the IFR-certified Zodiac XLi), Tetra foam
seat foam to absorbs "g" loads on a hard landing), a tough nose and
main gear system, metal construction, and a FAR 33-certified
Continental 0-200 engine.
"I just wanted to let you know how pleased I am so far with my
new Zodiac CH601 XLi (above) said Greg Hopkins, who purchased the
first BRS-equipped Zodiac. "Everywhere I go other pilots comment on
the styling and high quality workmanship. I am most pleased with
how it performs. It climbs at 1000fpm at gross, is very stable in
rough air, handles crosswinds better than anything I have flown,
and doesn't get "mushy" in slow flight."
"I have flown two other LSA's, but
the Zodiac is much more like a "real airplane" than a typical LSA,"
Hopkins added. (Click here for ANN Managing Editor
Rob Finfrock's impressions of his short flight in an AMD
Zodiac.)
"Flying the Zodiac is super fun. Its maneuverability and
visibility are great features. Pilots and passengers are always
looking at increasing safety and the BRS parachute provides that
added security," said AMD Sales Manager John Degonia.
A basic VFR Zodiac starts at $79,900, with an IFR-certified XLi
available for $94,900. The BRS 'chute adds $5,990 to the price of
either aircraft.
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