American Legend Aircraft Company of Sulphur Springs said Tuesday that it would be a sponsor of Greg Koontz Airshows in cooperation with C&D Aviation, an aircraft sales and service center.
One of the signature acts in the Greg Koontz Airshow will feature the Legend Cub, built in Sulphur Springs.
Greg Koontz is a popular showman on the national airshow circuit. When performing, Koontz offers two distinctly different acts. One is a solo aerobatic routine that culminates with his aircraft flying low and inverted for a ribbon cutting. The other performance is called Alabama Boys and is also known as the World's Smallest Airport. In this act Koontz also performs maneuvers and stunts low to the ground. Beginning in 2016, Koontz will perform his Alabama Boys show in a newly manufactured Legend Cub.
Don Wade, president of C&D Aviation said his company was excited to be building the relationship with American Legend Aircraft Company. Both companies, he said, are focused on offering specific airplanes for their clients with a lot of attention paid to the details.
These aircraft address both the desires of the customer and the handiwork that goes into them, Wade said. We eagerly anticipate Greg's first flight in this newly manufactured Super Legend HP.
The airshow season for Koontz begins in April and includes a visit to Sun 'n Fun Fly-in.
The Alabama Boys act was originally flown in a 1946 Piper J-3 Cub. In the skit, Koontz dognaps the airplane. As crewmembers chase him down, a wheel is shot off. With deft precision, and the aid a well-practiced team, Koontz lands the Cub on a moving pickup truck.
Greg Koontz has been performing in airshows since 1974, then a member of Colonel Moser's Flying Circus.
Through the years he taught aerobatics and has flown in the flying circus all over the southeast and many parts of the Caribbean.
Koontz credits having learned his maneuvers from the best in the business. He has held his Level 1 SAC card since 1976. The permit is issued based on pilot proficiency with Level 1 being the highest allowing aerobatic flight below 250 feet above ground level.
American Legend Aircraft Company in Sulphur Springs continues to be one of the most successful manufacturers in the sport pilot category and is noted for its exceptional product support. American Legend is also renown for building a true Cub, one that is sensibly modern, competitively priced, and built to last.
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One of the signature acts in the Greg Koontz Airshow will feature the Legend Cub, built in Sulphur Springs.
Greg Koontz is a popular showman on the national airshow circuit. When performing, Koontz offers two distinctly different acts. One is a solo aerobatic routine that culminates with his aircraft flying low and inverted for a ribbon cutting. The other performance is called Alabama Boys and is also known as the World's Smallest Airport. In this act Koontz also performs maneuvers and stunts low to the ground. Beginning in 2016, Koontz will perform his Alabama Boys show in a newly manufactured Legend Cub.
Don Wade, president of C&D Aviation said his company was excited to be building the relationship with American Legend Aircraft Company. Both companies, he said, are focused on offering specific airplanes for their clients with a lot of attention paid to the details.
These aircraft address both the desires of the customer and the handiwork that goes into them, Wade said. We eagerly anticipate Greg's first flight in this newly manufactured Super Legend HP.
The airshow season for Koontz begins in April and includes a visit to Sun 'n Fun Fly-in.
The Alabama Boys act was originally flown in a 1946 Piper J-3 Cub. In the skit, Koontz dognaps the airplane. As crewmembers chase him down, a wheel is shot off. With deft precision, and the aid a well-practiced team, Koontz lands the Cub on a moving pickup truck.
Greg Koontz has been performing in airshows since 1974, then a member of Colonel Moser's Flying Circus.
Through the years he taught aerobatics and has flown in the flying circus all over the southeast and many parts of the Caribbean.
Koontz credits having learned his maneuvers from the best in the business. He has held his Level 1 SAC card since 1976. The permit is issued based on pilot proficiency with Level 1 being the highest allowing aerobatic flight below 250 feet above ground level.
American Legend Aircraft Company in Sulphur Springs continues to be one of the most successful manufacturers in the sport pilot category and is noted for its exceptional product support. American Legend is also renown for building a true Cub, one that is sensibly modern, competitively priced, and built to last.
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