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Dave's end of the hangar Hello everyone. First things first.
Matthew is working for Lance Fox at Columbia Avionics in Columbia, MO. Matt just finished off his training at Embry Riddle in Daytona Beach and after an energetic round of interviews found the perfect job at Columbia. Lance Fox has pulled together a great crew of guys and Matt says that he feels right at home Columbia Avionics specializes in custom avionics for Cessna Citations and has a much great reputation as "the" place to have Citation work done. In Vero Beach our engineering team has really been working hard and we are going to have a record breaking number of new products approved. Not only have we started shipping our new Cirrus SR-22 Tri-Tips be we have a TON of other BoomBeam STC's that will be released before the end of the year. more info Our First Saturday seminar last month has had a major milestone. We have had our first aviation club take advantage of our LeRoy's Cafe for a flyin. We had a BBQ and served 30 or so Piper Comanche owners. It was a great hit. If you are a member of a club or chapter and you are looking for some place new to fly to look at Vero Beach.
Fury J.W. "Corkey" Fornof is continuing his tour of the country demonstrating the LoPrestiFury. Sept. 25-27th Oct 1 Oct. 4-6th Oct. 18 Nov. 11 Put me on the
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See Us at NBAA and AOPA We will be at NBAA (booth 8729) and AOPA (booth 1150) this year. Stop by and say hello to David and Curt LoPresti and see out latest products. The new G2 HubbaHubba Caps, new Cirrus SR-22 Tri-Tips, Cessna Citation BoomBeams, Bell 206 BoomBeams have been added to our list of speed and performance upgrades. What else is new?
Curt said, "We like to make our installation kits as complete as possible. We include great instructions and all the installation hardware. On the Cirrus Tri-Tips we even paint to match your plane before we ship. If we could ship a mechanic in every box we would." Are you a Bonanza owner? Then we have a great deal for you on our LoPresti BoomBeam. Save $500 if you order at NBAA or AOPA. Don't own a Bonanza? Can't make it to the show? See your local LoPresti Partner or FBO for great deals on BoomBeams for other piston aircraft.
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Fury National Tour
See the LoPrestiFury at NBAA, AOPA and a special showing at Three Wing Flying Service as we finish off the last of the national trade show circuit. Fast and Fury-us is the way the next several weeks will shake down. I’ll be heading out to Atlanta for the NBAA Convention, from there to display at Three Wing Aviation in Stratford, a LoPresti Partner, then on to the AOPA Convention in Hartford, CT. Twenty two hours of fun Fury flying, 77 plus rolls, sixteen days and two great aviation conventions. A great trip, lots of work plus renewing old friendships and contacts. Peggy, Curt, RJ, David, thank you for throwing me into this briar patch hahahaha. If your going to either convention stop by our booth and definitely come visit me at the aircraft displays and I will explain why there are 77 plus rolls in this trip. The past few weeks have also been an adventure. This year has been the worst year for weather in all my years of flying. I have never seen fronts that extend for hundreds of miles, very thick, solid and nasty. I had one such front moving my way and decided it best to leave a day early for Chicago and the Porsche VLJ show. I knew the perfect place to go and surprise a dear old friend. Rudy Frasca of Frasca Sim fame and Warbird collector, has been a great friend from my Warbird days. I spent numerous hours flying his wing in the Bearcat and Mustang. I figured I would slip into Urbana, IL and surprise him but I was the one in for a pleasant surprise. I will say it now, make Frasca Field (C16) a fuel stop when ever you in the area, it is fantastic and Tom Frasca is as friendly as his dad. Picture this, a large open well manicured green field, a large MFG plant, a 4000 FT. hard surface runway with a long turf cross runway. Wait, wait, it gets better All of this is home to a great airplane collection complete with the neatest club house you can imagine. I arrived on a Tuesday, known locally as Tailwheel Tuesday. It seems that every Tuesday tailwheel pilots are invited to an afternoon cookout at the club house. This setting is a picture right out of a magazine. It sits at the apex of the hard and turf runways and adjacent to his museum. Ok if you want to see the cool museum panoramic photo click here That night on the grass in front were a Cub, Luscombe and several other taildraggers. In the museum sat his Spitfire, P-40 and a project that gave me chills, a Focke-Wulf 190A built from original plans in Germany. Walking into the club house was to much, large models hung from the rafters and it appeared as if we were in a barn, a fancy barn. Rudy had me give a short talk with film clips of the Fury and film flying and I had to promise to return to give the full talk. I will be back! It was great seeing Rudy and WOW what an experience.
I headed on to Chicago for the
Porsche VLJ show, what a show they put on. All the new VLJ’s
plus other interesting airplanes. Porsche has all their models
there, cars and girls, scattered around the airplanes. Next to
the Fury was a $119,000 flip top, they displayed well together.
One attendee The Fury was a definite hit drawing many complementary comments and request to have a contract sent to them. We will be making more of the Porsche VLJ shows in the future. Fly safe and often.
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New LoPresti
HubbaHubba Cap G2 (Generation 2)
The LoPresti HubbaHubba cap is just that kind of cool gizmo. It's not rocket surgery just a simple update to your airplane that once you have it you will not know how you survived without it. What is a LoPresti HubbaHubba Cap? It is an airplane hub cap with an access door for the tires air valve. Very simple. Very LoPresti. This HubbaHubba Cap has elegance. A simple, smooth aerodynamic shape. That in itself might be enough but what is the cool factor? We have added a flush fitting door with a 1/4 fastener to make the simple task of putting air in your airplanes tire easy. No flashing lights. It's not GPS enabled. Not voice activated. Just simply elegant......Cool. What is different between the original HubbaHubba Cap and the new G2 HubbaHubba Cap? Simply put we have updated the door. We took the suggestions from our customers and in this revision we "improved" the door that every HubbaHubba Cap has always had. Now the G2 HubbaHubba Cap sports a door that is much larger making air valve access much easier.
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If you missed us at Airventure you can still buy the coolest swag. Order here for quick delivery. |
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The New BoomBeanie. Our logo-ed hat with a LoPresti twist. Not
only a great looking hat but it comes with 2 bright LED lights.
The switch is in the the bill, and Badda-Boom, you have light
just where you need it. Whether you are flying and need a
backup light, going through your preflight and need more light
or want to wear a new stylish book light. The Boom Beanie is
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The Plane Beanie - no lights Only $19 plus shipping |
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OUR WINNER THIS QUARTER Steven Pate of El Paso Texas is out winner. Congratulations Steven! Steve started flying in 1970 and over the years has advanced to a commercial certificate with SMELS/Glider/Instrument airplane private privileges for helicopters and is a CFI/MEI/CFII, as well as flying as a Mission Pilot for the Civil Air Patrol. His current airplane is a 1978 Arrow III that he has been gradually upgrading with new avionics and airframe modifications including our Speed Spats. “I was very impressed with the looks, engineering and performance of the SPATS and even more important than the airframe mods is the ability to see and be seen. The new BoomBeam will certainly make a great contribution to that end. I really wanted the BoomBeam but I just kept putting off making the purchase but now I have my eye on the LoPresti Cowling."
Everyone who is registered for our Newsletter gets a chance to win a BoomBeam. Next drawing is coming soon and you could be the next winner! |
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Winners will receive a limited edition Roy and Peggy LoPresti signature coffee mug. Photo
Winners for August Craig Johnson,
Annandale, NJ We had an opportunity in April to have some air-to-air pictures taken of our 172. Of course the BoomBeam lights are prominent in the pictures. One of the biggest reasons that I love the BoomBeam is that they can be left ON during flight without concern for electrical draw or heat. Thanks for making a great product. Email photos to PhotoContest@SpeedMods.com
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What's LoPresti working on now? So Curt LoPresti and John Wertz have been very busy. Below is a list some of the projects we are working on. Cirrus Tri-Tips
Bell 206
Grumman Beaver
Piper Cheyenne
Hawker Beech G36
Hawker Beech G58
Other stuff in work
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First
Saturday at LoPresti Matt Tary, Vice
President Sales, Liberty Aircraft
The
Liberty XL2
is the next generation touring aircraft that offers today's
pilot/owner a truly exceptional flying experience. Through a
combination of advanced aerodynamics and state-of-the-art
materials, the XL2 offers a range of features that satisfy
both private touring or flight training applications. No
other aircraft available today combines high performance
with low initial purchase price and low operating costs as
does the Liberty XL2.
The Liberty XL2:
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put it well when he compared the airplanes as if they were cars.
Sitting in the Fury he said, “look out those airplanes, you have
your Limo’s, your SUV’s, your Sedans and the Fury is the Sports
car of the lot. I really like sports cars!”
There
are a few things for airplanes that are simple and cool. Some
times when you see a gizmo you chuckle and say "How come no one
thought of that before?" 
Send
us a picture of your airplane. We are looking for great
shots of airplanes with LoPresti kits installed. Extra
points for in-flight shots. 
