Jay's airplane

I bought a brand new airplane, an AMD Zodiac XLi in June 2008. I've been a pilot for twenty years, and had wanted an airplane all that time. I finally was able to afford one. I got it just the way I wanted, with a custom registration number, N55ZC, after my ham radio callsign, and all of the latest avionics in the panel.

I also did something I hadn't planned when I first dreamed of an airplane: a custom paint scheme. AMD offers complete customization of the paint and interior, for not a lot of money. I sent them a paint sample of the same color I used on the TRON costumes. They gave it to their paint supplier and had them match the color, and as you can see from the pictures, they did a fantastic job. I'm really pleased with how it turned out. AMD took my Photoshop design and made it real.

Pictures:

• The traditional handing over of the keys picture at the factory (640x480)
• The airplane's instrument panel, fully equipped (640x480)
• A gorgeous picture of the airplane at dawn, at a fly-in in Sidnaw, Michigan (640x428) (1200x803) This picture copyright 2008 Scott Migaldi, used by permission. Higher resolution image available on request.
• The proud owner and the airplane (640x480) (1200x900) Higher resolution image available on request.