QUICKIE NEWSLETTER 15 page 2
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- Category: QAC Newsletters
- Published: Tuesday, 05 December 2006 14:12
- Written by Quickie Aircraft Corporation
- Hits: 1993
It would help our office staff
if all correspondence would reference the builder’s serial number
also. Current delivery on a Quickie kit is 3 weeks. Most components, including engines, are in stock. Current prices are $3,295.00 for Package 1 and $1,700.00 for Package 2. Note that the complete kit now consists of two packages instead of the original three. Available options are as follows:
Please keep your builder tips, comments and queries coming. CURRENT EVENTS The annual Lakeland, Florida EAA Fly-In is 14-20 March, 1982. Quickie Southeast will be hosting two seminars during the week. On Thursday, 18 March, they will host, “An Introduction To Foam And Fiberglass.” On Saturday, 20 March, they will conduct a forum on the Quickie and Q2. Quickie Newsletter No. 13 details the results of the inaugural CAFE 250 Air Race, where the Q2 finished 1st, and Quickies finished 2nd, 4th, and 12th, thereby sweeping the event. For 1982, the event will again be held in mid-June, but both the formula and race length have been altered. This year’s event has been renamed the CAFE 400. The formula determining the placings has been modified to make the production aircraft more competitive. The results this year will be more indicative of relative seat mile-per- gallon figures rather than pure fuel efficiency. We plan to enter N81QA again, and there will be at least one Quickie in the race also. Builders of both the Quickie and Q2 have the opportunity to receive rides in N81QA, our Q2, within the thirty day period prior to the builder’s first flight in his own aircraft. These rides are by prior arrangement only; in addition, at the same time, suggestions and recommendations will be given to the builder on conducting his early flights to promote safer flying. Over 46 rides have been given to date. Each Saturday, weather permitting and N81QA in town, we give a flight demonstration of the Q2. We usually get a large turnout on these occasions, and have been selecting an attendee’s name from the hat at random for a Q2 ride. |
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GENERAL INFORMATION We have the following phone numbers for the public: (805) 824-4313 and (805) 824-4626. There is also a private unlisted Builder Hotline number given out only to builders. This number is for Technical Building Assistance only. The expanded Builder Hotline hours are: Tuesday through Friday, 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. (PST); Saturday 9:00 a.m.-4 p.m. (PST). Since the demand on this line is large, we ask our builders to have specific questions ready before calling, and to not use the line for shipping information, hackorders, or option orders. In this manner, we can maximize our builder support. The Quickie Aircraft Corporation facility at Hangar 68, Mojave Airport, Mojave, CA is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m,-5:00 p.m. Please note that we are closed Sunday and Monday. The large and increasing demand for the Quickie and Q2 has demanded considerable growth of personnel and services at QAC. This has resulted in growing pains. We are implementing many procedural and personnel changes to improve service and deliveries; we appreciate the cooperation and understanding of our customers as we strive to meet the demand. To improve customer service, please ask for the following personnel if you have questions in these areas: Shipping schedule Package I and 2........... Ron Lundgren Package 3 .....................Mel Kirkman Backorders....................Ron Lundgren Literature.......................Linda Martin Starting with the next issue, we will feature one of our employees every issue to further acquaint our customers with the personnel. |
There will be a charge of $35.00 if a kit is picked up in Mojave. This charge is for the shipping entailed by QAC to consolidate the packages as each kit is normally drop shipped. In addition, we find it necessary to charge an additional $25.00 if the customer does not pickup the shipment as scheduled and makes no other arrangements prior to that pickup date. In the past, we have had kits sitting at our facility for several weeks due to missed pickup dates. We ask that all builders please reference their serial numbers on all communications. This will make our job much easier. An intersting idea on holding the foam blocks down for hot-wiring without heavy weights. One would have to be careful to apply relatively equal pressure along the foam to prevent buckling, crushing and bending. |