Friday, January 7, 2011 - The New Year will see CubCrafters making a number of updates to their production aircraft.

CubCrafters General Manager Randy Lervold comments: “We’re constantly on the lookout for ways to improve our aircraft. We pursue these improvements through in-house design initiatives, and also with off-the-shelf technical advancements, such as more advanced navigation systems. The changes for 2011 are incremental, but important – refinements to what are already superb aircraft. Another positive is that we were able to incorporate most of these improvements with no increase in pricing for 2011.”

• Ignition backup battery system.
• Adjustable cowl flaps for increased engine cooling efficiency in high ambient temperature conditions.
• Iridium spark plugs (Denso IK27) for improved combustion efficiency and longevity.
• Detented cables for mixture, carburetor heat and cabin heat controls; eliminates “cable creep”.
• Lightweight Lighting & Strobe Package now includes an LED landing light for lower power consumption and lower weight.
• Executive GLASS Panel avionics package now includes Dynon D180 “Super-Brite” screen.
• No price increase over 2010.

Changes for the Sport Cub S2 include:

• Detented cables for mixture, carburetor and cabin heat. (same as above)
• LED landing light included in Lighting & Strobe Package. (same as above)
• Executive GLASS Panel comes standard with Dynon D180 “Super-Brite” screen.
• Base price now $134,950

The Top Cub expands its list of options to include:

• Alpha-Omega Suspension System – minimizes bounced landings. (coming soon)
• Auto-Fuel STC.
• PS Engineering PM3000 stereo intercom system.

ABOUT CUBCRAFTERS

CubCrafters, founded in 1980 by current owner and Chairman Jim Richmond, is located at Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field Airport (YKM) in Yakima, WA. CubCrafters’ roots are in the 60-year history of classic ‘taildragger’
aviation, but its products and services - New aircraft, CAD-based design and engineering, CNC tooling and fabrication, Lean-manufacturing, and Award-winning tube and fabric aircraft restoration - are leading edge.

CubCrafters offers three all new, FAA-certified, ready-to-fly, aircraft: the second generation SPORT CUB S2, the follow on airplane to the original SPORT CUB…the long awaited redesign of the classic airplane that inspired the light sport category; The CARBON CUB SS, a stronger and more powerful version of the S2 with 180 horsepower available for take-off and climb, making it the most powerful LSA aircraft in production; and TOP CUB, with useful load of over 1,000 Lbs. the most capable two-place personal and utility aircraft in production.

For more information, visit: cubcrafters.com
For images and company logos, visit: cubcrafters.com/media