Flight Design May Miss Oshkosh 2016

[jnmeade]

I talked with one of the Flight Design staff today and casually mentioned Oshkosh. I was told FD will not be at Oshkosh this year but plans to be at 2017. I don't know anything more about it and while I know the voice of the man I talked to, he is not FD management, so take this news for what it is worth.
Too bad. Hope to see them next year.

 

[asicer]

Something to do with receivership, perhaps?

https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2016/february/24/flight-design-in-receivership

 

[Hank S]

Sorry, wrong thread, I saw "Miss Oshkosh 2016" in the title . . . .

 

[frfly172]

That's too bad,wish them luck,like their planes.

 

[luvflyin]

That's too bad,wish them luck,like their planes.

Yeah. I've been following the C4. Read something about Flight Design USA thinks they are going to keep going and build it. Ain't holding my breath tho. Not showing up at Osh is probably not a good sign

 

[3 in the green]

Well, if they hope to keep going, missing Oshkosh would be a huge tactical mistake on their part.

 

[Jim_R]

"Flight Design USA President Tom Peghiny said in a Feb. 24 telephone interview that the decision to enter receivership was voluntary, and the process is expected to be virtually invisible to customers."

Perhaps he meant to say that the company would be virtually invisible to customers during the process.