Tue, Jul 27, 2004
And Now You Know The Rest Of The Story
As ANN reported at the beginning of the month, the University of
Oklahoma's Department of Aviation finally decided to replace its
fleet of Piper Warriors. After checking around, Aviation Directdor
Glenn Schaumburg went back to New Piper and ordered 13 new Warrior
IIIs.
Now, we know why.
At an Oshkosh news
conference on the eve of AirVenture 2004, Piper formally announced
the sale to reporters, quoting Schaumburg as saying one of the
biggest selling points from Piper was the inclusion of Avydine
glass.
Piper CEO Chuck Suma (below) quoted Schaumburg as saying, "the
industry requires new pilots with GPS and glass cockpit training.
It's important for us to privde this technology to our students.
We've had a long history with Piper and they have evolved with our
needs."
The OU Daily newspaper reported the sale was worth $2.2
million.
Suma made the disclosure Monday evening, telling reporters that
all entry-level models will feature Avidyne FlightMax Entegra
flight deck systems.
OU will be among the first customers to receive the
newly-outfitted aircraft. Piper will also put the Entegra systems
in Archer IIIs and Arrows.
The Entegra equipped aircraft are all electric -- replacing the
vacuum system and related vacuum-driven equipment.
Piper will also offer as an option Narrowcast Datalink,
providing GPS location/positioning with Nexrad weather
information.
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