Europe’s first CubCrafters XCub is UK-based

Europe has its first CubCrafters XCub, registered and based here in the UK. CubCrafters has confirmed it has shipped the first new European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certified CC19 XCub. The aircraft, reg G-OBTO, is also the first EASA certified aircraft equipped with Garmin’s G3X Touch avionics.

The customer, Gerhard Oberholzer, intends to base the aircraft at Fowlmere Airfield, near Cambridge.

Gerhard said, “A key purpose of having an aircraft like this is to be able to travel across England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland on business, enabling very efficient access to often remote parts of the islands – using the aircraft as a working tool.

“The XCub, with its higher cruising speed and modern avionics, coupled with an advanced autopilot, made a lot of sense. I’m very pleased with where we ended up.”

CubCrafters was awarded EASA certification for the XCub in 2018. The company then followed up the initial EASA certification with Garmin’s non-TSO’d touch screen glass panel avionics.

“The European market is very important to us in the continuing expansion of international XCub sales opportunities,” said Patrick Horgan, president of CubCrafters.

“There has been a lot of hard work getting to this point with EASA. We are extremely pleased to see the market has responded and the first new XCubs are now headed for Europe.”

Kamil Skorupski manages distribution of the XCub in Europe. He said, “Within a year we will have XCubs based in the UK, Iceland, Germany, and France.

Panel includes certified Garmin G3X Touch

“Interest is strong and will only grow as more aircraft arrive and European pilots can personally see the style, safety, and utility the XCub offers.”

CubCrafters Europe: www.cubcrafterseurope.com

XCub has been designed to deliver higher cruise speeds and crisper handling than traditional Super Cub pilots have been used to