> Posted for John Schroeder <jschroeder@perigee.net>:
> The company recently was sold after the President was killed in the
> RG/Turbine
> version of the Express. He was on his way home from OSH. The new owner's
> website is:
>
> http://www.express-aircraft.com/

John,
That's been the web site all along.  Larry was killed in Aberdeen, SD when he
had an apparent power failure and couldn't put it down anywhere.  He was on
the way to OSH.  I was at the tent that Sunday eve waiting for him.


> I flew it and it handles very much like the ES. Has dual controls and center
> sticks. It has a huge back seat and baggage compartment - a really, really
> true 4 seater. There are two doors and the speed, as I recall, is a bit
> faster
> than the ES, by about 5 knots. Almost bought one, but was not enthused about
> the company. It had been in bankruptcy twice and Larry was the third owner.
> Construction is very similar to the ES.

Larry will certainly be missed - he was involved with Express for many,
many years.  He and Paul started Express Aircraft in 1998.  Since that time
there have been many, many mods to the kit to bring down the number of build
hours.  I have an older kit and I can tell you that I would love to have one
of the new ones.  There have been a lot of hours chopped out of the process.

As a result of the positive changes Larry and his crew have put into the kit
they continue to grow.  A builder has bought the company and has instituted
quite a few changes to the way the company is run and which, to an outsider
like me, seem to be positive.  Sales continue to come in and their builder
assist is always busy.  It is a great way to get alot done in a hurry.  I
wish I could afford to do it.  As it is, I continue to plug away.

Well, that's probably more than you Lancair guys want to know anyway.  Back
to the resin....!!

Jeff Dingbaum
PA28-180D
Express Ct  7% done



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