Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Tight cockpit anecdote (was Skycatcher news)

http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2009/090706skyarrow.html

 

Ted Gelletly

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From: Bill Hobson <wrhobson@aol.com>
To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, October 30, 2009 3:32:27 PM
Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Tight cockpit anecdote (was Skycatcher news)

 

Do I remember correctly that the manufacturer went out of business not too long ago? (Nice looking plane though.)

 

----- Original Message -----

From: mdhansen3000

To: Sport_Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com

Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 2:22 PM

Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Tight cockpit anecdote (was Skycatcher news)

 

Hansen Air Group in Kennesaw, Georgia is now the US distributor for the Sky Arrow line of aircraft. www.hansenairgroup. com is the website

--- In Sport_Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com, "Bill Hobson" <wrhobson@.. .> wrote:
>
> Fast Eddie: I went looking for an ad for your Sky Arrow and couldn't find
> one. Can you supply a link for further info?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Edward Benson" <FastEddieB@ ...>
> To: <Sport_Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com>
> Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 8:08 AM
> Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Tight cockpit anecdote (was
> Skycatcher news)
>
>
> The other day, I had a fellow motorcycle rider REALLY interested in my
> Sky Arrow. He was pushing 250 lbs, but I offloaded some fuel and
> figured we'd be right at gross with just a few gallons on board for a
> short local flight.
>
> We spent maybe an hour doing an extensive pre-flight/ground oral. When
> it came time to fly, he managed to wedge himself in the back seat. It
> was tight, but doable. But...
>
> ...there was no way we could go flying. His legs were large enough
> that they interfered with the sidestick - no way to get full control
> deflection, even with him trying valiantly to hold his leg clear. So
> it goes...
>
> So, he's looking into other options. And he's now motivated to lose
> the 50 lbs or so that might allow him to fit in the Sky Arrow.
>
> BTW, I'm just under 190 and have no problem, front or back, in the Sky
> Arrow. Then again, I have skinny legs!
>
> Fast Eddie B. (Ed Benson - Mineral Bluff, GA)
> Sky Arrow 600 LSA • N467SA
>
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> Yahoo! Groups Links
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