22 In Flight USA Celebrating 34 Years December 20 17
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Lan cai r’s fi rs t pr od uction M ako cu s-
tom er was wel co med last month to th e
newl y- lau nch ed Bu ilder Ass ist an ce C en ter
at th e compan y’ s Tex as head quar ters.
Hous ed i n a 1 0,000-squ ar e-f oot cl ima te-
cont rol led h ang ar , t he B uild er A ssi st an ce
Cen ter provi des a ded icated wo rk en vi ro n-
ment fo r L an cai r ki t o wn er s t o co mplet e
cri tical air craf t as sem blies or the en tir e ai r-
craf t. Comp reh en si ve in -h ous e f ac tor y
support, i ncl ud ing cus to mize d ji gs an d fix -
tur es, tools, supp lies an d ex pert ise, a ll ows
aircr af t bu yers to shav e mon ths o r ev en
years of f t hei r ai rc raft b uild t ime.
Av aila ble for Ma ko a nd L ega cy air -
cr aft , La ncai r’ s Bui lder Assistance
Pro gra m is de dica ted to h elp ing buy er s
rapid ly a dv ance the ir ai rcr af t t o com ple -
ti on. In addi ti on, the in tens ive one -on-
on e p roce ss e ns ures that new ow ne rs are
in ti mately fam iliar with th eir a ir cr aft,
he lpin g the m t o enha nce saf ety and min-
im ize f utur e main tena nce e xpe nse s.
Man y o wne rs have re porte d th at the
han ds- on ex per ien ce o f th e build process is
imme nsel y r ew ard ing. On e buye r/ build er
rema rked th at it was “mo re fu n than any
vac atio n” and e ver y b it a s sa ti sf yi ng in i ts
own w ay a s ac tu ally fly ing t he a ir plane.
Takin g fu ll a dvan tage of the fle xibil -
it y of th e E xper im ental – Amateu r Bui lt
class ific ati on, Lanc air off ers pur chas ing
op tions fo r ever y b uyer , from home -bui ld
ki ts t o r eady-t o-fl y ai rcraft. Builder
Assist anc e pr ogra ms ra nge from a b asi c
2- we ek pr ogra m t o f ull in- hou se “F ly-
Aw ay” air cra ft comple tion. T he st and ar d
2- we ek pr ogr am co mes w ith eve ry Ma ko
pu rch ase a nd in clud es assi sta nce i n c los -ing wings, t ail an d con tro l s ur face s a nd
ma tin g the fusel age halves.
For b uye rs unable to participat e at
the T exa s fac tory, b uil de rs’ assis tance
pro gra ms ar e av ai lable to coordina te con-
str uc tion with bu il d center s in a var iety of
othe r locations.
The “F ly- Away” optio n offers a cus-
tomiz able “f ull compl eti on” pa th, with
avi onic s, p aint a nd i nt erio r se rvices a s
well as fligh t tra ining. Offering the faste st
possible completion time, utilizing
Lanca ir ’s in -hou se b uild p rocess a nd
exp ertise , t he “F ly-Aw ay” program per-
mits a new ow ner to fly the ir Mak o hom e
in as lit tle as five to si x months.About the Mak o:
Pr ovidi ng a n excepti on al val ue for a
4-p la ce com posi te aircraft, the new Ma ko
fe at ure s ma ny im provements, i ncluding
dua l gu llw ing ca bi n do ors , a ut o-retr act-
ing nose gear and LED “scimitar”
win gti ps. The a ircra ft’s spaci ous 4-place
ca bin also fea tu res a n o pt io nal c enter
con tr ol sti ck, w it h thr ott les on b ot h s id e-
walls, i mpr ovi ng ergono mics and allow-
ing pilot ing from e ither front s eat. O ther
popul ar opt ions i nc lude a ne w electr ic
Fr eon ai r c ondit ionin g s yst em, a rt iculat-
ing se ats, L yc om ing e ngi ne opt ion s a nd a
bal li sti c pa ra ch ut e recovery system.
Se ria l Ma ko production is un der way
wit h 20 18 p rodu cti on s et a t 1 2 p er year /
1 p er m onth.
For mo re in forma tion, ca ll 866-
LAN CAIR (866-526-2247 ) or 83 0- 423 -
3005 or visi t www .l ancair. com.LANCA IRWELCOMES FIRS TMAKO
OWN ER TO NEW TEXA SBUIL DERS
ASSIS TANCECEN TER
House d i n a state -of -the -ar t f acility, Lanc air’ s B uilde r As sis tan ce Center provides a
de dic ated work env ironm ent for ki t ow ne rs to co mpl ete criti cal ai rcraft assembl ies or
the e ntir e a ircr aft. (Phot o cou rtesy Lanc air)