Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Cessna SkyCatcher completes ASTM complia...

On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 06:07:49PM -0400, Helen Woods wrote:
> They'd have a hard time making it IFR without using a Rotax because they
> don't have enough useful load for the required back up equipment and
> systems.

Yeah, the Skycatcher is a bit on the heavy side. Still making the G300 TSOd
would solve that problem.

> My guess is that's a large part of the reason the plane is only available
> glass as well since steam gauges generally weigh more.

How much more, though? Is it as much as 10 pounds?

> Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think TSOd equipment is
> required for IFR in an LSA, just the manufacturers permission for use as
> such.

The story I got when I was looking was that an IFR LSA needed a certificated
engine, a certificated prop, and TSOd primary flight instruments.
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