Ceremony To Be Held Wednesday In Boeing Plaza
Aircraft manufacturer CubCrafters will celebrate a milestone on Wednesday during AirVenture 2016. The Company will present the all new XCub, serial number 4, to its first customer at AirVenture’s Boeing Centennial Plaza Wednesday, July 27 at 1:30 PM CDT.
The proud owner of the XCub is TacAero, CubCrafters’ exclusive authorized partner for factory transition training and advanced tailwheel courses. TacAero is located in scenic Hood River, Oregon, where the surrounding landscape offers perfect operating environments to challenge adventure pilots.
Jeremy Young, Vice President of TacAero, has been anticipating the delivery. “TacAero owns and operates a range of CubCrafters aircraft, including the Part 23 certified Top Cub and variants of the Carbon Cub, to satisfy every transition requirement,” Young said. “When we receive the XCub at AirVenture, we will offer our clients the most comprehensive suite of training programs available to tailwheel pilots.”
CubCrafters Director of Global Sales Support, Brad Damm, comments, “After our long development cycle, it is gratifying to present our first customer XCub to an organization that is devoted to advancing piloting skills, decision-making and safety. Though the XCub launch has already exceeded CubCrafters’ expectations, our partnership with TacAero will certainly increase the number of pilots who will successfully transition to this fantastic new airplane.”
XCub received FAA Part 23 certification on June 2, 2016 and was announced to the public on June 6 of this year. Upon the announcement, CubCrafters offered a limited series of 20 Launch Edition aircraft that include exclusive paint, Launch Edition branding and a premium equipment package at special pricing. The Launch Edition has already been sold out.
XCub is lighter, faster and stronger than any aircraft in its category. The new model also carries a larger payload and delivers greater range. Combined, these attributes fulfill a much wider mission profile compared to any other aircraft in this class.
“With the addition of XCub to our fleet, TacAero will expand our curriculum to include longer-range operations with heavier loads,” Young continued. TacAero offers courses ranging from FAA approved Part 141 transition training for specific CubCrafters models to customizable Part 61 training to suit a pilot’s needs. The company’s training programs are distinguished for their professional, in-depth coursework and include practical, flight-intensive applications in a multitude of real-world environments, thereby delivering an immersive and fun experience.
TacAero’s new XCub will be pressed into flight training service immediately following AirVenture.
(Source: CubCrafters news release. Images provided)
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