CT4ME Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Good article about LSA's health, and info on the AirTime Aviation operation. The Gutmann's are the preeminent CT dealership in the USA. The article is also repeated on the ByDanJohnson.com website. http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/blog/2013/02/lsa-industry-on-life-support-not/ tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastEddieB Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Not to be contrarian, but... ...one manufacturer does not an industry make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 With a new Cessna 172 costing over $300,000, 182's pushing north of $450,000 and Cirrus SR22's costing up to an ungodly $750,000 plus, the future of non commercial general aviation is Light Sport. In Europe, with gasoline pushing $10 to $15 USD a gallon for more than 20 years now, a more economical solution was needed and many of these little planes started showing up to fill a lower operating cost niche. As fuel costs continue to rise in the USA, more and more people will be unable to afford a new airplane that costs too much, depreciates too fast and burns 12 gallons plus per hour. The LSA market solves the equation for balancing the cost of flight, joy of flight with an advanced technology aircraft. Technology is moving fast and in Light Sport we get to play with it sooner and cheaper! I'm excited about the future of our segment of aviation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug G. Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Yup, learned in a Skycatcher, plywood floorboards and all. I can't say it was a bad plane, but I didn't even consider it when it came to buying an LSA. It was kinda fun going to a fly-in this summer and having my CTLS, a Cirrus, and the Skycatcher there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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