Was at factory last week. I am leaving after I write this to buy one lottery ticket, so when I win it next week I can order my new SCII. What they are building looks really well engineered and has the quality of construction, paint and interior fit as nice as anything the gyro world has ever seen. The body structure is strong enough to walk on top of it ( yes it has been done), with lots of carbon fibre goodies and parts. It has a normal FI aircraft engine in it, and it has a bigger cabin than what has been available on the market, including provisions for baggage/storage, It has been built with lots of inspection plates for making "annuals" and preflights easier. The tail feathers have had a recent modification to improve handling and rotor clearance, and the tail boom has more ground clearance to allow more aggressive flairs. The overall change gives it a nicer styling look. They really are sweating the details on every part. The multiple aircraft under construction now are pre-sold and have almost complete video/digital (expensive)instrument packages installed at the customers request. This has slowed down the final product with the many wiring additions and dash modifications. These gyros are being made now to fit in the higher range of gyro pricing, with plans to have a less expensive model in the mix. If you are in the market for a high performance, comfortable 2 seater gyro, and have a checkbook that needs depleting, it would be worth making the trip to Oregon and see for yourself. Wish they would display a model at Oshkosh, and see how the market reacts. I am being vague on a lot of the details on purpose, as not to infringe on construction information they have chosen not to share publicly ….yet.
Scott Heger, Laguna Niguel,Ca N86SH