If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Epic LT
Anyone else read the ariticle/seen the pictures on the Epic LT in Pilot
Magazine? That is one SEXY machine. It is made by AIR, LLC. I think AIR stands for Aviation Investment and Research or something like that. When my ship comes in, I'm gonna get me something like that, if not that. Wow, just couldn't get over how beautiful it looks, a Ferrari in the Sky. I tried to Google for more info on it, but got no hits. Anyone have more info on it? Thanks, Bryan "The Monk" Chaisone |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
http://www.epicaircraft.com
I saw it too, wonderful machine. "Flyingmonk" wrote in message ups.com... Anyone else read the ariticle/seen the pictures on the Epic LT in Pilot Magazine? That is one SEXY machine. It is made by AIR, LLC. I think AIR stands for Aviation Investment and Research or something like that. When my ship comes in, I'm gonna get me something like that, if not that. Wow, just couldn't get over how beautiful it looks, a Ferrari in the Sky. I tried to Google for more info on it, but got no hits. Anyone have more info on it? Thanks, Bryan "The Monk" Chaisone |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Dude! Thanks a bunch for the link. Very sleek looking.
Bryan "The Monk" Chaisone |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
"City Dweller" wrote in message ... http://www.epicaircraft.com I saw it too, wonderful machine. "Flyingmonk" wrote in message ups.com... Anyone else read the ariticle/seen the pictures on the Epic LT in Pilot Magazine? That is one SEXY machine. It is made by AIR, LLC. I think AIR stands for Aviation Investment and Research or something like that. When my ship comes in, I'm gonna get me something like that, if not that. Wow, just couldn't get over how beautiful it looks, a Ferrari in the Sky. I tried to Google for more info on it, but got no hits. Anyone have more info on it? Thanks, Bryan "The Monk" Chaisone That is a very nice looking plane, the jet design is very cool as well, I bet the prop plane isn't cheap. --------------------------------------- DW |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
On Wed, 7 Sep 2005 12:15:52 -0500, "Darkwing \(Badass\)"
theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com wrote: That is a very nice looking plane, the jet design is very cool as well, I bet the prop plane isn't cheap. --------------------------------------- DW If the pricing link has a "Contact us for pricing information" form, you'd better be sitting down when you get the response. I filled out one of those forms once and actually had some bozo tell me he'd sell his software package outright for $1,000,000 or 10% of my companies gross revenue. *Blink* Jim http://www.unconventional-wisdom.org |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
The article in Aiplane mag saids below two mil.
|
#7
|
|||
|
|||
"Flyingmonk" wrote in message ups.com... Anyone else read the ariticle/seen the pictures on the Epic LT in Pilot Magazine? That is one SEXY machine. It is made by AIR, LLC. I think AIR stands for Aviation Investment and Research or something like that. When my ship comes in, I'm gonna get me something like that, if not that. Wow, just couldn't get over how beautiful it looks, a Ferrari in the Sky. I tried to Google for more info on it, but got no hits. Anyone have more info on it? Thanks, Bryan "The Monk" Chaisone The Epic folks have run into a bit of a brick wall. Their current program is that you bring them a check for the better part of $1,000,000 and you get to assemble your "Experimental/Amateur built" airplane in their factory with their "factory assistance". Unfortunately, the FAA denied the initial "homebuilt" Epic's certification, using the rationale that they didn't believe the aircraft met the 51% rule. I.E. they thought the customer more or less paid Epic to build it for him. So, we have a guy who owns an uncertifiable airframe that he's paid a million dollars for. Also, there are 3 or 4 other aircraft on the assembly line at the factory assistance center. Those customers are probably more or less screwed too. Epic says it plans to certify the aircraft, but little work has been done towards that goal. Without the income from their "Experimental/ Amateur built" sales, I have doubts about their ability to keep the doors open through the certification process... KB |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
I thought I remember the article saying that they are going through
certification or has gone through certification. I'll dig it up tomorrow. If they need money, I'll buy a few shares. I bet many others will also, I think they have a very good product. Bryan "The Monk" Chaisone |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
"Flyingmonk" wrote in message oups.com... I thought I remember the article saying that they are going through certification or has gone through certification. I'll dig it up tomorrow. If they need money, I'll buy a few shares. I bet many others will also, I think they have a very good product. Bryan "The Monk" Chaisone Lots of companies plan to certify their aircraft, but it is a very expensive and time consuming process. Ask the folks at Eclipse or the folks who have the push me pull you twin and a jet version of the same airframe. Unless you're very well funded, certification is a huge barrier to entering the GA market. My thoughts are that Epic planned to use the cash generated by kit sales to fund certification. Unfortunately for them, that isn't going to happen. Not only does that hurt their cashflow, it has to make investors scratch their heads and wonder "If they screwed up the kit business this bad, can they succeed in the certified market?" My guess is they don't have a lot of investors beating down the doors these days. In addition, they probably have to worry about their 4 or 5 customers (the ones who spent a million bucks on the Epic kit) suing them for failing to keep their promises regarding the finished kits being certifiable as Experimental/Amateur Built. If MY million bucks was sitting in Epic's shop and it was obvious that it would never leave the ground due to certification issues, I'd be all over them to recover my $... KB |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
"Flyingmonk" wrote in message ups.com... The article in Aiplane mag saids below two mil. That is one expensive Turbo Prop. ---------------------------------------------- DW |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
EPIC card for simulator | Nick Wilder | Simulators | 0 | June 24th 04 08:45 PM |
EPIC card for simulator | Nick Wilder | Aviation Marketplace | 0 | June 24th 04 08:44 PM |