Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Skyscraper...

I'm really curious to know what the ACTUAL useful load of the SkyCatcher
that was delivered is. Anyone hear?

Helen

John A. Price wrote:
> Correction FAA standard person is 170 so that would be 340... 6 pounds to spare ;-)
> Richard unfortunately you are quite on the high side of the average and those in that
> situation are in the definite minority. Economics being what it is manufacturers of almost
> all consumer products design for what the perceive as the "average". They are in it for the
> money and they won't make the profit designing for the outlying....
> John
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> On Tuesday 15 September 2009 16:37:58 Richard Williams wrote:
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>> Gary O,
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>> Irregardless of what the PR people say, the skycatcher is not going to be
>> a great primary trainer. With a useful load of only 346 pounds
>> (pilot+student) there is no way for most adult Americans to be two-up in
>> this plane.
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>> The load limit does not even accommodate the FAA standard weight for two
>> persons of 350 pounds.
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>> A prime example, I'm 300 pounds, where are we going to find an instructor
>> of less that 50 pounds?
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>> According to wiki, the latest design crashed, in a very similar mannerto
>> the first model, when control was lost during a spin test.
>>
>> The skycatcher is an expensive joke. At over $110,000.00 it will only be
>> useful for a pilot plus a young kid. Humm... the EAA CAP program could use
>> this plane.
>>
>> R. Williams
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