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QUICKIE NEWSLETTER
  
No. 7
January 1980
  
Published quarterly (Jan, Apr, Jly, Oct) by
  
  Quickie Aircraft Corporation
Post Office Box 786
Mojave, CA 93501
805-824-4313
  
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**TO be used with Quickie Aircraft Kit. Also, purchasers of the plans are entitled to a $150.00 discount on the purchase price of a Quickie Aircraft Kit. California residents should add 6% state sales tax.
.....Quickie Aircraft Corporation is located on the east end of the flight line at the Mojave Airport, Mojave, California, which is approximately 80 miles north of Los Angeles. You are welcome to come by to see N77Q, the Quickie prototype, to ask questions, or to bring in parts of your Quickie for inspection. The building number is 68.
.....We are normally open from 9 to 5 on Tuesday thru Saturday, but you should call first if you are coming from far away, since we occasionally must close the office to attend a flyin, conduct business, etc.
..... Tom or Gene will be available to answer general inquiries from 1:00 to 5:00 on Tuesday and Thursday, and from 9:00 to 5:00 on Saturday. We would prefer that builders call us with questions at these same times. All times are PST.
..... Weather permitting, each Saturday at 10:00 we will give a flight demonstration with the Quickie.
.....When writing to QAC, always send a stamped self-addressed envelope along if a reply is necessary.

SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES

.....There are 14 Quickies now flying; several more are completed and awaiting a break in the winter weather.
.....The second annual Quickie Construction Seminar was held on 24 November, 1979. Over 210 people attended.
.....Several options will be available in the first - quarter of 1980, including a Kevlar engine mount, a 22 h.p. engine kit & higher gross weight, larger tires for grass airport operation, and a communications radio antenna kit. We are investigating the possibility of supercharging the Onan engine.
.....Quickie Aircraft Corporation intends to establish s dealership network across the United States. This effort will maximize builder support. We invite serious inquiries from prospective dealers.
.....Gene and Tom have made trips to visit with several of the builders who have completed and flown their Quickies.

QUICKIE BUILDER UPDATE

.....Several builders couldn’t quite finish their Quickies before the winter weather set in. For example, Al LAndry up in Idaho says that his aircraft is complete, ready to fly, and has even been taxied around in the snow. He is hoping to get a few clear days before long so that he can make the first flight.
.....The vast majority of builders who have contacted us in the last three months have already completed all of their aircraft’s basic structure. They indicate that having their Quickie “look” like a aircraft really helps to spur them on.
.....Estimated completion dates run from “weeks” to “next Spring” to “in time for Oshkosh”. Many have indicated that they are enjoying the construction process much more than they thought they would when they began.
.....Of those individuals flying, a few have reported their aircraft’s empty weight. The reported weight range is from 250 lb up to 300 lb. The majority seem to be falling in the 250—275 lb range. Gene has flown two of the 300 lb variety Quickies, and reports that they both performed comparably to N77Q. Weather delays kept Tom from flying Garry LeGare’s 255 lb Quickie when he was in Canada last September.
.....This newsletter contains considerable information and several recommendation based upon our experiences with these 14 Quickie builders.


Quickies in a row — Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 1979
Many of our builders display splendid initiative in overcoming the obstacles that pop-up during the construction phase! ............ (Robert McFarland, Wormleysburg, PA)

QUICKIE CONSTRUCTION SEMINAR

.....The second annual Quickie Construction Seminar was held in Mojave, CA on 24 November, 1979. Attendance was over 210 people.

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