I've always heard this about Piper - giving pilots interested in the
company the cold shoulder

Actually, Bass made a point of mentioning that he tries to meet each
and every Piper customer on the factory floor.

He is *very* focused on employee and customer relations -- he's just
taking the company in a direction that I won't be able to follow.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"