Mick Maurer, president of Sikorsky Aircraft, told investors at a conference on Thursday that a sale by corporate parent United Technologies of the Stratford-based helicopter giant might not be such a bad thing. Photo: Ned Gerard In the words of Mick Maurer , the timing is "very good" for any divestment of Sikorsky Aircraft by United Technologies, following UTC's announcement Wednesday that may end its long ownership of the Stratford-based helicopter manufacturer.