Owner Looks Forward To "New Toy"

A milestone for Yakima, WA-based planemaker CubCrafters was reached this week, as the first Canadian registered CC18-180 Top Cub was delivered to its owner in Montreal, Quebec.

"I just want to take few minute of your time to tell you how happy I am to see my new Top Cub sitting in his hangar back home," new owner Bernard Brossard told the planemaker. "I can tell you the wait was worthwhile. The plane is just magnificent. John Alexander (CubCrafters’ Delivery Pilot) gave me an excellent briefing of the plane before leaving and surely makes me feel confident with my new toy."

Introduced at AirVenture 2005, the certified Top Cub sports an empty weight of 1,200 lbs, a useful load of 1,100 lbs, and 205 lbs of available cargo capacity behind the rear seat, split between the extended baggage area and an upper storage compartment. Unique to the Top Cub are 11 fuselage-welded interior tie-down points for ultimate cargo carrying flexibility.

The Top Cub also features 26G pilot and 21G co-pilot restraint systems, adjustable front and rear seats, 54 gallon capacity fuel system and Vortex Generators as standard equipment.

"What a great day for our customers north of the border, our employees, and the entire CubCrafters family," said CubCrafters President Jim Richmond of the delivery. "We say 'Thank you' to all of those who worked with us and to those who waited so patiently while we completed the certification process with Transport Canada. These pictures of C-GBBO and the CubCrafters Team describe how we all feel today. Congratulations to Bernard, and to everyone that has played a role in reaching this momentous occasion."

FMI: www.cubcrafters.com