Thread: Krosno?
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Old April 23rd 05, 08:32 PM
Vaughn
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"Stewart Kissel" wrote in message
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As mentioned in the two place thread...on paper this
aircraft appears to have a lot going for it. So why
not more around? Production issues? It has been certificated
when PZL built it, has it not?


The Poles are great engineers, and great craftsmen, but seem to have little
business background. Resultantly, the Krosno failed on a business level.
Things finally got so bad that the Barrys were making trips to the factory in
Poland to personally arrange for parts to keep their own fleet going. When it
was obvious that things were getting even worse, they simply (it was not simple)
bought the project and brought it to the USA. According to the FAA this is the
first time a certified aircraft production facility has been moved from Europe
to the US, so they have been feeling their way through the paperwork jungle. I
have visited the Barry's factory, and the production fixtures are something to
behold.

I have flown the Krosno at all levels of ability, Student, Private,
Commercial and CFIG, and find it to be an altogether safe and honest machine.
It is a great commercial rides, instruction, and rental glider. It is made to
be tied out on the end of the flight line and used 7 day a week (as the say in
the horse world "be ridden hard and put away wet"). It is not a glider that
comes apart and slips into a trailer in ten minutes, so that will limit its use
as a personal glider.

Vaughn