All three models incorporate significant innovations. Next is the Vortex, a homebuilt, licensed gyro powered by the liquid-cooled Rotax 582 or other engines.įinally, there’s the Sport Copter II which is intended for training and law enforcement as well as sport flying.Īll will be available in kit form, with or without the engine included, and complete or in small packages for those who want to spread out the cost of purchase. The bottom of the line is the Lightning, a legal ultralight powered by a two-stroke Rotax 503. More than 100 improvements are incorporated in the new models, Jim Vanek said. Sport Copter has designed and is preparing to complete and test three new sport gyros, all of them based on successful Vancraft machines. A continuous driving rain would prevent any Sport Copter flight demonstrations that day, I thought. Recently he occupied 12,000 square feet in a new hangar facility at Scappoose Airpark, where I visited last fall.
Chuck Vanek retired in 1988 but continues as a consultant, and Jim, all grown up, continues the business, having changed its name to Sport Copters, Inc., in 1991. You can find resources to help nonprofits improve their feedback practices here.Family legacy: Jim Vanek shows off his company’s Sport Copter Vortex gyroplane, the result of decades of development by him and his father, Chuck Vanek.Īt age 10, young Jim began flying with his father in Vancraft two-seaters, which developed a reputation for being sturdy and reliable. Feedback Labs has documented several studies which indicate that beyond achieving organizational goals, nonprofits that are attentive and responsive to concerns and ideas raised by beneficiaries establish stronger relationships with the people they serve, promote greater equity, and empower constituents in ways that can help to ensure better long-term outcomes.
Our partnership with Feedback Labs and Guidestar by Candid, and other partners including Fund for Shared Insight, GlobalGiving, and Keystone Accountability, enables us to launch the first version of this beacon with Constituent Feedback information collected on Candid's site.įeedback practices have been shown to support better Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion outcomes, an essential area of assessment that we intend to further expand and develop in the future.
Like the overall Encompass Rating System, the Culture & Community Beacon is designed to evolve as metrics are developed and ready for integration.
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