One of the most exciting parts of my job is sharing the Turbine Toucan with all of you. It is an exciting journey full of potential. And it is the realization of the potential that is so rewarding. Some of that gratification will just have to be delayed, not denied. As we’ve mentioned in our blog, Air show Buzz and several articles, we are excited about attempts to break not only a speed record but also two significant time to climb records.
We had originally planned on making these attempts over the summer but quickly learned that waiting until the weather got colder was a much better idea. Nice cold air will just give us the ability to generate more power, so the end of November was selected to make the attempts.
It was our original thought that obtaining these records would help with the endeavor of securing sponsorship. Most of the companies we have met with to date clearly understood our program and the aircrafts potential to shatter a few records. We have had very productive conversations with highly targeted potential partners, all which have been very encouraging, but that is for another conversation.
After considerable conversations with potential sponsors, one thing was quickly realized; anything newsworthy regarding the Turbine Toucan was of great value to our potential sponsor. In light of this, we have postponed any “official” speed or time to climb record attempts until our sponsorship is officially secured.
As I was reading your last blog I was thinking to myself,"they would be fools to set a record before they had the sponsors info on the plane". You are right on the money with that one! As much as I want to see more of this aircraft and its awesome performances, I also know that you need to have some sponsors to help keep the finances in order. You may loose a couple of people with the delay (I do mean only two!) but the rest of us are hanging tight! This is going to be so fantastic! I'm on the edge of my seat till then! Thanks a heaping bunch to all that are making this happen! We love ya!
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