In article , Juan Jimenez says...
Major snip ending with:
BASIC SINGLE PLACE HAWK ARROW KIT
(For combining with covering package
and engine packages listed below) $8,936.00

jaun jaun jaun more proof positive that as a reporter you just can't get the
facts straight.It appears that your letting your vendetta get in the way of
logic or you just plain can't comprehend what you read. See the part that says:

"(For COMBINING with covering package and engine packages listed below)"


And then, separately...

COVERING PACKAGE
Includes your choice of either 3.8 oz. stabilized dacron covers or dope and
fabric kit. Dacron covers include all control surfaces which are pre sewn
and ready to install, zipper doors, and full fuselage enclosure. Dope and
fabric kit includes ribs, stringers, hard doors, fabric, and glue -
everything but paint). Dacron color samples supplied upon request.
Covering Package for Single Place Arrow $1,846..00

You were saying about what "has ALWAYS been a part of the standard
equiptment on all our kits?

I'll say it slowly so that even you can understand. There are 3 elements to
the "kit", airframe , covering and powerplant. A person with reading
comprehension skills would select the airframe for $8936.00 then
his choice between dacron or Dope and fabric covering for
$1846.00 and finally his choice of powerplant package. Lets say
a Rotax 447 at $2925.00 for a total kit price of $13,707.00
..I hope that was slow enough for you. None are sold seperately.Using your logic
that the covering kit is an "option" then the wings wouldn't be covered either
or the flaps ,ailerons or anything else for that matter.

Options are listed in the seperate section titled, oh my gosh !! OPTIONS!! See
example below from the same web site.



OPTIONS FOR SINGLE PLACE “ARROW” MODEL
Trim Tab (in cockpit adjustable) $ 89.00
Additional 5 gal Fuel Tank Option (for a total of 10 gals.)
$ 75.00

Brakes, mechanical
$150.00
Brakes, hydraulic O’Brien w/stick mounted master cylinder
$322.00
Brakes, hydraulic Hager w/stick mounted master cylinder, includes Hager wheels
$562.00

Wing/Tail folding Package
$278.00
Folding Tail Only
$168.00

Hard Doors for Single Place (2 doors) applies only to Dacron orders
$190.00

Of all the people I have had contact with about the Hawk your the first to come
to your conclusion that those 2 packages are options. I guess that explains why
you don't write for any legitimate publications and how you ended up as
Associate Editor of ANN. Most other publications strive for accuracy it's
obvious that you don't and it is about credibility isn't it? Maybe incompetient
as well .


How else are you going to try to pass off that Walton _allegedly_ went
flying with a critical piece of the aircraft missing,

By now even you should know that it is not "alleged" but fact but I'm not
placing blame I'm just trying to help the NTSB find out why and what happened.
Your attitude and grave dancing to get at me does nothing but smear the memory
of John Walton.

that you claim you
ship as standard kit but offer as part of the optional covering package,
priced separately from the standard kit?

Your the only one who thinks the covering kit is an OPTION. Waltons kit had a
fuselage covering on it when built .


3 pilot error accidents and the 3rd one killed him .I stand by that fact.

And the NTSB concluded differently.

What that he didn't die in the 3rd crash?

"Credibility it was always about credibility" and once again you prove yourself
to be a PHONY .

Chuck S RAH-14/1 ret