ABOUT SAI

Background

Sunshine Aero Industries Inc. is a privately owned small business located at the Bob Sikes Airport in Crestview, Florida. Additional facilities are located at Florala, Alabama. Established in April, 1980, SAI is a growing firm dedicated to providing high-tech support for the development of advanced aircraft and aircraft systems. In addition, SAI has a fixed base operation and is fully certified by the FAA to conduct Air Taxi/Charter operations under FAR Part 135, including the transport of hazardous materials. SAI is a corporate member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and the Association of Old Crows.

Facilities

The 8,000 foot hard surface runway and associated facilities at Bob Sikes Airport can support most private, commercial, and military aircraft. From its Crestview base, SAI has supported test operations at every national test range with extensive experience on the Eglin Test Range. Here, SAI offers complete engineering, fabrication, aircraft modification, training, and maintenance facilities. SAI's facilities include 16,000 square feet of hangar and maintenance space, a 900 square foot classroom and 800 square feet of avionics and engine shops. Many customers often choose to use SAI's facilities in preference to their own for payload integration because SAI has all the necessary equipment and resources collocated with the aircraft to simplify the task. All of these considerations make SAI and Crestview a logical and cost effective choice for performing aircraft and systems modifications as well as basing flight test operations.