▁a ▁new ▁facility ▁in ▁Cape ▁Gir arde au , ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁planning ▁to ▁produce ▁the ▁ 1 1 5 ▁and ▁ 1 1 5 TC , ▁they ▁also ▁planned ▁on ▁s elling ▁a ▁cut - down ▁ 1 1 5 AT ▁(" Ad vanced ▁Tra iner ") ▁with ▁a ▁simplified ▁interior , ▁crew ▁training ▁and ▁a ▁complete ▁set ▁of ▁sp ares , ▁int ending ▁to ▁sell ▁it ▁to ▁pilot ▁training ▁schools ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁high ▁performance ▁tra iner . ▁ ▁CP AC ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Ron ald ▁G . ▁Stra uss ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁to ▁fall ▁under ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁A ero - Base , ▁a ▁firm ▁which ▁Stra uss ▁owned . ▁While ▁CP AC ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁stable ▁aircraft ▁manufact uring ▁operation ▁in ▁the ▁city - fin anced ▁factory ▁at ▁the ▁Cape ▁Gir arde au ▁Regional ▁Airport , ▁it ▁did ▁at ▁least ▁manufact ure ▁parts ▁and ▁provide ▁aircraft ▁service . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁CP AC ▁was ▁ev icted ▁from ▁its ▁city - owned ▁hang ar ▁for ▁un pa id ▁le ase ▁oblig ations . ▁By ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁CP AC ▁was ▁back ▁in ▁bank rupt cy , ▁the ▁deal ▁by ▁Canadian ▁f ian cier ▁Stra uss ▁having ▁failed ▁to ▁achieve ▁tra ction , ▁with ▁an ▁un named ▁firm ▁not ▁associated ▁with ▁Stra uss ▁showing ▁interest ▁in ▁purch asing ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁Super ▁Commander ▁Jim ▁Rich ards ▁purchased ▁a ▁ 1