stamped "report cards" the builder sends in, with spaces ... would save the builder money if he had to replace only one .... Pushers making the scene at fly-ins, as.
been a new prototype fly that didn't later undergo improvements and modifications. Perhaps "never" is an exaggeration, but certainly most new airplanes eventually incorporate some changes for the better. The Prescott Pusher is no exception in this respect. The appearance of the prototype was enthusiastically received by the aviation community as it made its debut at the '85 Oshkosh Conven50 APRIL 1988
continuous throng of spectators. Even before the prototype had arrived at Oshkosh, the Prescott staff had made plans to make a series of improvements. Some of these items showed up in the initial flight tests, but others were more in the cosmetic or convenience category. Prototype I started off with a known handicap, the fixed pitch wood prop. It was one of several compromise deci-
sions that had to be made under pressure in order to expedite getting the airplane into the air in time to make its public debut at Oshkosh. This was obviously a good business decision, as delaying the debut several months would have been almost an albatross around the neck of the new company. As it was they went back home to Wichita with a healthy stack of orders. To be true, the great majority of these orders were not for a complete kit. Most were for the introductory (trim tab) kit. By September 1987, close to 150 builders had made the initial leap, but it is estimated that about half will drop by the wayside before they go very far. | President Leo Prescott said they con-
