AirScooter Corporation

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AirScooter Corporation (Pink Sheets: ASCO), based in Henderson, Nevada, is designing and plans to manufacture and sell an ultralight helicopter of coaxial rotor configuration. It was founded in early 2000 by Elwood "Woody" Norris who serves as Chairman of the Board and James "Jim" Barnes who serves as Secretary of the Board.

1 Investor information
2 Products
- 2.1 Competition
3 Key people
4 Corporate address
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Investor information

The stock of the company is traded over-the-counter on the Pink Sheets under the ticker symbol "ASCO."

AirScooter is a non SEC reporting corporation but does file some limited company and financial information with Pink Sheets LLC which can be found at AirScooter SEC and Pink Sheet Filings.

As of January 31, 2007, the company reported an accumulated stockholders' deficit of approximately $11.8 million.^[1]

[edit] Products

The company's primary product, still under development, is the single-seat AirScooter II, which is intended to be classified as an ultralight aircraft. It is expected to weigh 254 lbs and be powered by a single 65-hp four-stroke engine capable of carrying a load of up to 350 lbs.^[2] Although its operating ceiling is around 10 000 ft (2 700 m), the AirScooter II is incapable of autorotation emergency descent, and is intended for recreational flying at low altitude, i.e., at or below 50 ft (15 m) above ground level (AGL).

Production of the AirScooter II was originally expected to begin in 2005. Production was pushed back to 2006 and then later targeted for 2007.^[3]^[4] As of January 4, 2008, production has not yet been announced.

[edit] Competition

Gene corporation of Japan sells a personal helicopter named the GEN H-4. It it sold as an assembly kit and is available in Japan for 3,780,000 Yen ($32,500).^[5]. AceCraft USA is the licensed distributor in the US and sells the GEN H-4 kit for $30,000.^[6]

[edit] Key people

[edit] Corporate officers

Dwaine R. Barnes, President (3.5% ownership)^[1]
Elwood "Woody" Norris, Co-Founder and Chairman (34.4% ownership)^[1]
James "Jim" Barnes, Co-Founder and Secretary (14.0% ownership)^[1]
David A. Polis, Treasurer (1.7% ownership)^[1]

[edit] Significant shareholders

Canusa Trading, LTD, Bermuda (13.1% ownership)^[1]
Jerry E. Polis (11.0% ownership)^[1]

[edit] Related parties

Dwaine R. Barnes and James "Jim" Barnes are brothers.
David A. Polis is the son of Jerry E. Polis

[edit] Corporate address

AirScooter is located at 980 American Pacific Drive, #111, Henderson, Nevada 89014. This is also the address of ASI Technology Corporation founded by Jerry E. Polis, an associate of Woody Norris and Jim Barnes in other public and private ventures, according to public records.