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From: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of julietbravo642
Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 8:28 AM
To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Solid Trainer Aircraft?
Hi Helen,
This recent story (and picture) is a good testament for Tecnam's unique steel roll cage you mentioned:
http://cbs13.
com/local/ sacramento. plane.crash. 2.1240824. html The article states that both occupants were unhurt in the crash.
Jean-Marie
--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups. com, Helen Woods <Helen_Woods@ ...> wrote:
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> My school has found that the Tecnam P92 is hard to beat as a "workhorse
> type trainer." This plane has been in production since 1992, is
> available fully certified or LSA, and IFR or VFR. Two versions are
> currently available, the Echo Classic which is the plane ERU just picked
> up and the Eaglet which is specifically designed for the American market
> with American creature comforts. Here are the reasons I can fully stand
> behind the P92 as the mainstay trainer of a fleet:
>
> 1. Tecnam's unique steel roll cage - To my knowledge, Tecnam is the
> only company making an LSA with a steel roll cage. I invite you to take
> a look through the NTSB database for fatal Tecnam accidents. You aren't
> going to find any. Like a modern car, the plane is designed to crumple
> around the cage leaving the cockpit fully intact in the event of a bad
> accident. Just a few weeks ago, someone flew one into a tree, augured
> into the ground, and walked away. A search of NTSB and similar
> international databases will turn up stories of this sort of
> survivability time and time again. As a flight school manager, my
> primary concern is making sure all of our pilots go home to their loved
> ones at the end of the day. With a fleet of Tecnams, I am confident
> this will always happen.
>
> 2. Unbelievably sweet handling. The plane is as stable as a C172, with
> much crisper handling and better control in crosswinds. I recently had
> a student come back from FL where he did some training in another brand
> of LSA over the winter. He stated to me that he "would have finished by
> now" if he had had a P92 with its wonderful handling rather than the
> other plane. Learning to fly is hard, but a P92 makes it as easy as
> possible.
>
> 3. "Student proof." Students can't learn if their plane is stuck in mx
> all of the time. Note the story of that poor student who's writing the
> blog for EAA as a case story. We have 8 planes on the line. None of
> our 3 P92 have ever been seriously damaged by training. I attribute
> this to their incredibly gentle handling. It's just about impossible to
> have a hard landing these planes, P factor is minimal, and everything
> else is gentle too. One of my instructors calls our P92s "Grandma's
> airplane" for their ease of handling.
>
> 4. Super easy to maintain. Cowling has a total of 4 screws to take it
> off. Many parts can be obtained from NAPA. US distributer has
> authorization to write LOAs for modifications including use of domestic
> parts such as tires. CSP runs a domestic parts warehouse. Mx manual
> was written by an American to comply with FAA and ASTM rules and
> actually make sense.
>
> 5. Good useful load. One of our P92s has enough useful load for a
> 310lb student, his 180lb instructor, 4 hours of fuel, and a small amount
> of gear. An LSA doesn't do a school much good if the student and
> instructor can't fit in the plane at the same time! It's amazing tough
> how many manufacturer's haven't figured that out. Not a problem with a
> Tecnam.
>
> 6. Well thought out design. The aircraft is very ergonomic in design,
> and generally well thought out. I'm alway amazed by the number of LSAs
> out there where you have to use a screw driver to remove the cowling to
> preflight the engine! (Rotax's of course require full access to the
> engine for preflight, not just an oil door.) Tecnams have large flip up
> panels that make this a snap. Another example, the Tecnam low wing
> plane has the step in front rather than back so a heavy person stepping
> up on the plane doesn't tip the plane over. This sort of "thought' is
> prevalent throughout Tecnam aircraft.
>
> All in all I have found the Tecnam P92 to be a superb work horse type
> trainer" for any school and a plane a flight instructor can really stand
> behind.
>
> Helen
>
> mark1mobley wrote:
> > My first post and thanks for letting me join. I am wondering what would be a good workhorse type trainer aircraft?
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