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

Just viewed the story, I did not know that the SkyCatcher was being delivered???  Is this the only one in the US?  Quantum leap. . . outrageous statement, give me a brake, the plane offers nothing over our storm Rally and others, burns more fuel/oil, very heavy, stupid low useful load, less space, clumsy engine controls with mixture, confusing glass panels that do not apply to others plus the time to learn it all (will cost more to get your sp ticket), plus how long will it take before someone pulls the fuel off knob in the middle of the panel while in flight on final? Hopefully they will bring out more people looking for training? 

 

Ed Snyder

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Williams
Sent: Sep 15, 2009 10:16 PM
To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Skyscraper...

 

dcdoc,

Yes, 490 pounds, of which fuel takes up a lot

that leaves some 346 pounds for instructor and student.

R. Williams


---------- Original Message -----------
From: dcdoc@aol.com
To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:59:51 -0400
Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Skyscraper...

>  
>
> Acc. to their website the useful load is 490 lbs.
> http://www.cessna.com/single-engine/skycatcher/skycatcher-weights.html
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Williams <rkwill@lewiscounty.com>
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tue, Sep 15, 2009 4:37 pm
> Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Skyscraper...
>
>  
>
> Gary O,
>
> 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.
>
> The load limit does not even accommodate the FAA standard weight for two persons of 350 pounds.
>
> A prime example, I'm 300 pounds, where are we going to find an instructor of less that 50 pounds?
>
> According to wiki, the latest design crashed, in a very similar manner to 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
>
>
>
> ---------- Original Message -----------
> From: "Gary Orpe" <garyo@bak.rr.com>
> To: "Sport Aircraft Group" <Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:33:54 -0700
> Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Skyscraper...
>
> >  
> >
> > Cessna SkyCatcher said to make "quantum leap" for pilot training.
> >
> > The founders of King Schools received the keys to Cessna's first
> > production SkyCatcher LSA over the weekend. The newest and smallest member
> > of the Cessna family will be used to prepare sport pilot and private pilot
> > ground school courses. One blogger calls the light sport aircraft a
> > "quantum leap" forward in technology, reliability and affordability for
> > primary flight training. AviationWeek.com/Business Aviation Now (9/14)
> >
> > Right from AOPA's E Brief site.
> >
> > Gary Orpe
> >
> >
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