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Questions marked with a * are required Exit Survey
 
 
Do you own, rent , partner or share flying club airplanes?
 
Own
 
Rent
 
Partner 
 
Flying club
 
 
 
What make of airplane do you usually fly?
 
Cessna
 
Piper
 
Beechcraft
 
Mooney
 
Experimental
 
Grumman
 
Antique 
 
Other
 
 
 
 
Do you fly an LSA?
 
Yes
 
No
 
Model
 
 
 
 
If you own a portable comm radio? What brand?
 
Yaesu 
 
Sporty’s
 
Icom
 
Other
 
 
 
 
* I primarily fly:
 
Piston singles
 
Piston twins
 
Turboprops
 
Jets
 
Seaplanes
 
Experimental
 
 
 
* Age
 
20-25
 
25-35
 
36-45
 
45-55
 
Over 55
 
 
 
* Current Rating: Check all that apply
 
Private
 
Instrument
 
Commercial
 
Multi-engine
 
ATP
 
CFI
 
CFII
 
Recreational 
 
Sport Pilot
 
Type Rated in Jets
 
Seaplane
 
Balloons
 
Gliders

 
 
 
* How many hours do you typically fly each year?
 
0-30
 
30-60
 
60-100
 
100-200
 
200-500
 
500 plus
 
Other
 
 
 
 
* My work:
 
Employee
 
Self
 
Owner of a company
 
Retired
 
 
 
Which pilot supply company gets most of your business ?
 
Aircraft Spruce
 
Aviall
 
Chief Aircraft
 
Marv Golden
 
My Pilot Store
 
Pilot Mall
 
Pilot
 
Pilotshop.com
 
Sporty’s
 
Wicks
 
 
 
Which supplier offers the best customer service and availability in this group?
 
Aircraft Spruce
 
Aviall
 
Chief Aircraft
 
Marv Golden
 
My Pilot Store
 
Pilot Mall
 
Pilotshop.com
 
Sporty’s
 
Wicks
 
 
 
If you need aircraft parts, which company would you buy from?
 
Aircraft Spruce
 
Aviall
 
Chief Aircraft
 
Marv Golden
 
My Pilot Store
 
Pilot Mall
 
Pilotshop.com
 
Sporty’s
 
GlobalAero
 
Wicks
 
 
 
If you need headsets, avionics, portable radios, sunglasses and training materials which company would you buy from?
 
Aircraft Spruce
 
Aviall
 
Chief Aircraft
 
Marv Golden
 
Pilotshop.com
 
Pilot Mall
 
Sporty’s
 
Wicks
 
 
 
Where are you most likely to buy portable avionics and headsets?
 
Aircraft Spruce
 
Gulf Coast Avionics
 
Sarasota Avionics
 
Pacific Coast Avionics
 
Chief Aircraft
 
Marv Golden
 
My Pilot Store
 
Pilotshop.com
 
Pilot Mall
 
Sporty’s
 
Wicks 
 
 
 
Which multi-line Avionics manufacturer do you prefer for panel mounted navcoms, GPS nav systems, autopilots and EFIS systems? 
 
Avidyne
 
Aspen
 
Dynon
 
BendixKing
 
Garmin
 
Dynon
 
L-3
 
 
 
What brand of ADS-B “in-out” system are you most likely to buy?
 
Stratus
 
Garmin
 
L-3 Lynx
 
BendixKing
 
Avidyne
 
Aspen
 
uAvionix
 
None
 
Other
 
 
 
 
If you already have an ADS-B “out” system installed, what brand did you buy?
 
Stratus
 
Garmin
 
L-3 Lynx
 
BendixKing
 
Avidyne
 
Aspen
 
uAvionix
 
Other
 
 
 
 
* Which ADS-B “in” portable have you purchased or plan to purchase?
 
Dynon
 
Garmin
 
iLevil
 
Stratus
 
Dual Electronics
 
Seattle Avionics
 
Foreflight/uAvionix
 
Other
 
 
 
 
* How important is having a solid state ADHRS  attitude/synthetic vision capability in your ADS-B portable?
 
Very
 
Somewhat
 
Not important
 
 
 
Which ANR headset manufacturer offers the best quality and performance?
 
Bose
 
Lightspeed
 
David Clark
 
Flightcom
 
Telex
 
 
 
* Have you considered building a kit airplane?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
If you said no, what are your concerns?
 
Too much cost
 
Not enough spare time
 
I don’t have the right skills
 
I don’t know which one to build
 
No place to build
 
 
 
Which Aircraft Kit manufacturer are you most likely to consider buying from?
 
Cubcrafters
 
Vans (RV series)
 
Glasair
 
Sonex
 
Zenith
 
KitFox
 
Sling
 
Lancair
 
Other
 
 
 
 
Do you have an IFR navigation database subscription supplier?
 
Jeppesen
 
Garmin
 
Seattle Avionics
 
Other
 
 
 
 
* Which Nav database supplier offers the best customer service update convenience and value?
 
Jeppesen
 
Garmin
 
Seattle Avionics
 
Other
 
 
 
 
Which Nav database supplier offers poor customer service and value?
 
Jeppesen
 
Garmin
 
Seattle Avionics
 
Other
 
 
 
 
How do you upload your navigation database to your nav system?
 
Laptop/wireless
 
Laptop hard wire
 
Bad Elf Wombat wireless portable/datacard
 
Other
 
 
 
 
Which EFIS products are you most likely to retrofit in your airplane?
 
Aspen
 
Dynon
 
Garmin
 
BendixKing
 
Avidyne
 
 
 
Which GPS/FMS Manufacturer are you most likely to buy from?
 
Aspen
 
Dynon
 
Garmin
 
BendixKing
 
Avidyne
 
 
 
* Do you plan to buy an ADS-B out system this year?
 
Yes
 
No
 
Already installed
 
Not Planning to buy