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Vice President #1003
This business owner started studying art in college. She changed her major to business and worked as a radio announcer and radio sales person before starting an ultralight airplane business with her husband. Those earlier jobs taught her the people skills needed to operate a business. The business sells ultralight airplane kits. Customers put together the aircraft with the kits she is responsible for ordering, selling and shipping. She also organizes the manufacturing, handles staffing and marketing. And yes, she even knows how to fly ultralight airplanes.
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What are the costs of your planes?
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Do you need a license to fly your aircraft?
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What is the weight of the ultralight planes?
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How long would it take a person to build an ultralight kit?
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Do you sell planes to the army?
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