October 2021

If you’ve been involved with airplanes for any length of time, you probably have enough first-hand experience to write a book about the trials and tribulations inherent with the launch of any new product in the General Aviation industry.

Throw in a couple of hurricanes, a global pandemic, and (recently) a severely scrambled supply chain of raw materials and sub-components and you'll have a pretty good idea of the hurdles Power Flow has faced (and largely overcome) in bringing our new LEES products to market.

I realize the frustration, of course, when you are a depositor waiting for a system that was ordered a year (or more) ago. On the plus side, though, Power Flow DOES have the resources (technical and financial) to see the project through to completion and a genuine commitment to doing right by our Customers.

Despite intense pressure to do so, our technical and management team has steadfastly refused to cut any corners in the engineering and fabrication of these new systems. The numerous challenges which invariably arise as any new product is developed have all been met head-on and resolved in the manner most conducive to the long term success of the product line and the satisfaction of each individual Customer.

And, the good news is that this approach is working! We have now shipped or installed 15 of the new PMCF systems and are making steady progress towards our goal of shipping 5 - 10 systems per month (that's in addition to the 15 - 20 legacy Power Flow Systems that we are also shipping each month). 

With the many improvements that have been incorporated into the design of the system, the materials used, and the manufacturing processes, it is evident at first glance that each of the new Power Flow produced PMCF systems is vastly superior in every respect to the LEES produced version it replaces.

Bottom Line? – Despite some fairly predictable teething-type issues and a few wholly UN-predictable global-type hurdles, Power Flow is powering through the problems and producing a superior STC’d upgrade of which we as the manufacturer and our growing base of installed Customers can ALL be proud. 

If you’re one of our “Future Installed Customers”, rest assured that:

#1.) We are doing everything we can to expedite the delivery of your system; &

#2.) Once you receive it you’ll see first-hand why it was worth the wait!

Next - Up:

The synopsis above is centered around our new PMCF systems for the Cessna -180, -182, & -185 airframes. But, the story doesn’t end there:

Next up are our new Headers and Collector assemblies for the Cessna 205 through 210 airframes, to be followed by systems for the Piper PA -12, -18, & -20/22 series.

Although our primary focus is currently ramping-up production and delivery for our roughly 150 PMCF depositors, the processes and procedures we are perfecting for these systems will also directly benefit our Customers for these other LEES designs currently under development.

We will keep you posted on our progress with all of the new LEES products via these newsletters.

In the meantime:

Blue Skies, Tailwinds, & - 

All The Best!

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