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The Minister Joan Clos flies in a Cirrus plane at the opening of the International Air Meeting in Sabadell

  • Joan Clos, who has a pilot licence, expressed to the staff of Soko Aviation his conviction that the Cirrus planes are the future of the sport aviation.
  • The minister of Tourism, Transportation and Trade showed his ability with the aircraft and he even landed at the airfield of Gerona.
  • For an hour Joan Clos enjoyed one of his great passions, flying,  that he had to give up partially due to the obligations of the position he currently occupies.

 

The minister of Tourism, Transportation and Trade of Spain, Mr. Joan Clos, at the opening of the International Air Meeting in Sabadell, had the opportunity to enjoy one of his great passions. He flew the Cirrus aircraft that Soko Aviation took to the airfield of the Catalan city to participate in the show.

 

For more than an hour Mr. Clos overflew the skies of the provinces of Barcelona and Girona accompanied by Mr. Oscar Barnes, General Manager or Soko Aviation. The minister showed his satisfaction with the comfort of the Cirrus plane, built in the USA, as well as with the latest avionics equipment, more appropriate of the state of the art jets.

 

Clos, who has the private pilot licence, observed during the flight, that the “planes like Cirrus are the future of the sport aviation.” Also he emphasized the speed and the power of the model that Soko Aviation chose for the show in Sabadell.

 

Soko Aviation, official representative of the prestigious American aircraft manufacturer in Spain, has already sold 20 aircraft in Spain. Cirrus are unique aircraft thanks to their own parachute system that makes them the safest in the world. They are the latest generation aircraft with the safety equipment of a light jet. The experience of flying a Cirrus is close to flying a sports car.