You cant imagine how difficult it is for us to keep a straight face when we ask a company for an estimated delivery date of some new airplane or widget. We dutifully report what these companies tell us and when theyre out of earshot, we allow the sniggering and eye rolling to begin unabated. But there are exceptions. Some companies do what they say theyre going to more or less when they said they would. One of these is Aspen Avionics, which we are selecting as our company of the year. Its not that Aspen has never let a schedule slip, but that in its competently designed aftermarket EFIS systems, Aspen has done just what it said it would: delivered high-quality, flexible and reliable glass systems that many owners can afford.
Moreover, they have supported the installation of these products with good customer and technical support. We don’t hear complaints about Aspen and believe us, we go looking.
So Aspen gets Aviation Consumers 2010 nod for the top company and top product of the year. For more, see aspenavionics.com
Best LSA:
Legend CUB
Damn it to hell, we like these airplanes. The problem with many LSAs is that they feel…cheesy. In order to meet the weight restrictions, structure is reduced to the minimum and