Professional demo pilots working for popular aircraft and kit manufacturers fly hundreds of demo flights a year. Every once in a while their work goes beyond the same old pitch and becomes something different, something memorable. In this piece, longtime Van’s Aircraft employee Ken Scott tells about a demo ride that almost didn’t happen and that turned into that ride that both the demo pilot and the prospect would remember forever.
– Isabel Goyer
A Really Nice Ride
We had a quiet moment – for once – in the tech help section of Van’s Aircraft this morning, and the cross-desk chatter turned to demonstration rides. A Van’s employee, I can’t remember who, asked, “What was the most memorable demo ride you ever gave?”
