The third production Mustang was delivered at Cessna’s (TXT) Independence facility to Dave and Dawn Goode of Goode Ski Technologies. The first two aircraft are being used for demonstrations, making the Goode transaction, the first retail delivery for the company. Former U.S. Ski Team member, Dave Goode, founded GOODE Ski Technologies in 1975. After 15 years of manufacturing and marketing ski accessories, Goode developed and produced the snow ski industry's first carbon fiber ski. Goode also patented the first carbon fiber water ski and is now a world leader in carbon composite ski poles, snow skis and water skis.
“We plan to fly our Mustang to extreme ski locations to test out our newest line of snow skis,” Goode said. “Having short field capability will allow us to land at smaller, remote airports near some of the best ski resorts in the world.” Goode currently operates a Cessna 310 twin-engine piston aircraft. He completed his single-pilot Citation Mustang type rating on March 1, becoming the first customer to be rated in the aircraft.
Full type certification for the Citation Mustang was awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration last September, making it the first of a new category of entry-level jets to win type certification from the FAA. Cessna plans to deliver 40 Citation Mustangs in 2007, with production ramping up to about 150 aircraft per year by the end of 2009. The six-place Citation Mustang has a top speed of 340 ktas (nearly 400 miles per hour), a range of 1,150 nautical miles (1,323 statute miles/2,130 km – NBAA IFR Reserves) and a service ceiling of 41,000 feet (12,500 m).