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Hello everyone, For those that know me & those that will find out who I am. I have struggled to get the Epic Sport done, But This Spring it will fly !  We had a few set backs from our last trip to Oshkosh, But have worked through them finally.

I really appreciate all the support we get.

We have been working on a Flying club at the factory. We have been getting great interest in it too.

We are using a 2 place Challenger and will add the Epic Sport in the Spring or summer.
We have one Flight Instructor working on getting a second.

We have moved forward in getting things back on track as we can.

We strive to keep our motto: Minimum cost Maximum Fun.
Thanks,
David Cooper
Team MiniMax LLC

Hey Dave, last I spoke to you, you were traveling  in China or Japan cant recall, anyway glad you are home safe and resuming the good business. James

Hi Dave
I have never met you, but keep up the good work as they say and hang in there. The MiniMax line is one of the finest single seat planes out there. And they are a joy to fly. My Himax was a joy to build too. Me and skyblazer had 3 great years building them together I a 1400Z and he a 1300Z. I think were the first to put the Hirth F23 engines in a Max. Great engines by the way.
Bob

Dear Dave,

Very glad the "Epic Sport" will fly this spring.  I've got a lot of pieces of mine in my library office.  I will look forward to being able to get the plans and complete the build.  I'm getting older and it may be a bit of a race against time to get it done and flying in my lifetime.  I hope to enlist young people in the community to build with me and then use the aircraft to train to fly while hopefully buying additional kits and building to have a little fleet at our airport built by the young people.  This should allow them to get jobs near this area in aviation which pay more than what many of them will otherwise make.

Sincerely,
Tom