Becomes National Sales Manager

Lancair says Mike Schrader has rejoined the company as its national sales manager, responsible for the company's network of 12 domestic Sales and Service Centers.

Schrader was one of earliest Lancair Company employees, coming over to the firm upon its inception from NEICO Aviation, the company that markets Lancair kit aircraft. Schrader subsequently left Lancair in 2003 to serve as Flying Magazine's West Coast sales representative.

"I joined the Lancair kit company in 1992, essentially working for free just to get my foot in the door,” Schrader said. "Lance gave me a chance to advance my career in aviation and when he decided to certify an aircraft, I wanted to be a part of it. I guess the company's in my blood. I'm really looking forward to being part of a great team again at such an exciting time in the company's evolution.” In addition to his career in aviation sales, Schrader is also a certified airframe and powerplant mechanic.

Schrader takes over the National Sales Manager duties from Rich Belzer who will continue as Director of Marketing and International Operations.

"The Lancair Company is growing,” said President Bing Lantis. "The scope of our sales volumes in the coming years will be too much for one person to handle effectively, so when the opportunity appeared to bring Mike back on board to manage our domestic sales organization, we didn't hesitate to act. Mike's U.S. market expertise will be immediately useful. Rich's terrific international business experience will help us be successful in Europe and our other emerging markets. We also expect to continue to benefit from his excellent strategic business and marketing skills.”

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