You guys (and Rachel) live right smack in Jaguar country, appear to be using a cat naming scheme, yet you name your first kit the Panther? And it appears that your second design is going to be the Cougar? (Forgive me, but given the frequent use of the word on network and cable television, when I hear cougar these days I don't even think about a cat!
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Further, instead of teal, black and gold, it seems you're going with red, black and gray as your color scheme.
You're probably just saving the Jaguar for your future twin or micro jet design, right?
All in jest of course. Having lived in Jacksonville myself for ten years (San Marco and Baymeadows) and attending the first Jaguar game ever, I couldn't help but notice the irony.
In all seriousness, congratulations on your company and accomplishments to date. I'm eagerly looking forward to learning more about the test results among the Covair, Jibaru, and Lycoming engines, after which I expect I'll decide which options I want and will place an order. A well equipped Panther for less than the cost of the engine for an RV-14!
Your design has the potential to bring a lot of people back to General Aviation. Few options exist out there that will have as low of a total cost of ownership and cost per hour. When I need to haul more than myself, I'll rent (at least until I see what the Cougar has to offer), but most of the time I'm flying alone and the Jaguar, er, I mean Panther
looks like a great aircraft.
Great work and I wish you great future success.
Thanks!
Chris
