Airplanes on display at a dairy show? Yes indeed at this year’s World Dairy Expo.
Cirrus Aircraft had a plane on display in the outside exhibit area and it was receiving a lot of attention. To learn more about them I spoke with Valerie Blanchenay, Marketing Director. She says many of the owners of their planes use them specifically for business travel so that what might have been a six hour drive turns into only an hour and allows you to get your meeting done and be back home in time for dinner. The company started in Baraboo, WI and just celebrated selling their 5,000th plane. Exhibiting at a farm show is new and this is their first time at World Dairy Expo. Valerie says that international visitors have been interested because there are countries without good transportation infrastructure like roads and planes become even more useful for travel.
These are single engine planes that have an interior designed much like a car. They have a range of about 1,000 nautical miles. Low end models start at about $280,000.
You can listen to my interview with Valerie here: Valerie Blanchenay Interview
2011 World Dairy Expo Photo Album
World Dairy Expo coverage sponsored by Charleston Orwig Dairy Business Association Alltech Hoard’s Dairyman Accelerated Genetics
6 Comments on “Airplane On Display At Expo”
This is a great interview. Very interesting!
Tom
This is a great interview. Very interesting!
Tom
This is a great interview. Very interesting!
Tom
This is great…. I would not have expected less from my
daughter….. JB
This is great…. I would not have expected less from my
daughter….. JB
This is great…. I would not have expected less from my
daughter….. JB