Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group otherLSAtrainers

Actually, some of them are cheaper. I had reverse sticker shock when we
first started looking at bringing a SeaRey on he line. The base price is
90K. Very few LSAs out there these days at the cost and certainly none
that are amphibious.

Helen

Lyle Cox wrote:
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>
> Amazing to me is that the LSA's that are produced in the US, cost the
> same as the ones produced overseas.
>
> *From:* Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *medicbill@aol.com
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 15, 2009 8:15 AM
> *To:* Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group otherLSAtrainers
>
> Your going to find most LSA's composite or metal are not produced in
> the US and probably will not due to the wage factor. Even Cessna is
> going to produce the new Skycatcher in China. Most companies argue to
> keep the price point down they have to manufacture them in low wage
> countries.
>
> Bill
>
> In a message dated 10/15/2009 5:12:42 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> airpark@embarqmail.com writes:
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>
>
>
> *I've only recently joined this group. the postings seem much more
> professional - than a lot of other sites I routinely visit. Great
> comments and evalutions - on some possible LSA trainers.*
>
> *This group just made me aware of the high costs of repairing
> composites. (And the safety factor (or lack of one?) - in crashes.
> And that not too many are made here - thus, hurting our economy
> and job market(s). (What's new!?)*
>
> *Does anyone know about the Patriot? Don Zank has four pictures of
> it on his website: Zanklites.com. (Dave @ Quad City designed it.)
> It's metal framed - with fabric covering. The canopy is one piece,
> hinged on the side. (I'm wondering if making it - with a T-34 like
> canopy - would be doable.) ? Down here in SW Florida, you couldn't
> fly -even taxi it around. Or at most places - in the summer. *
>
> *That would also make it easier to get in and out of. And making
> it look more like a replica Warbird - might make it into an
> interesting 'Made in America!' product. How good a basic trainer
> it would turn out to be - ? But, it is nice looking. And Don says
> it flies well, has good cross-country speed - and is capable of
> light aerobatics. *
>
> *Another possible 'Made in America' product - could be making
> Dennis Whiley's* SPAD into a 'T-SPADXIII. 'T' standing for two
> place or trainer. All he'd have to do is use his Jenny fuselage -
> and add the grill and trailing edge scallops to it. (He could also
> make his Jenny - into a Clipped Wing Jenny. That would be two
> _great LSA's!_ And I believe - as quick built kits - they could be
> much less expensive - than most of those overseas composites. (And
> real 'show stoppers') ! *
>
> *Just some observations from a 'Senior Citizen'. I'm trying to
> build a Children's Aviation Center, a 'Naval Air Estates Airpark,
> and an aviation themed restaurant - down here in SW Florida. (I'm
> looking for financing of it.) It will also have some unique
> features - that will make it an alternative energy center. *
>
> *For information on this 'dream project - (and my educational,
> military and aviation backgrounds.) visit: www.navalairestates.com
> <http://www.navalairestates.com/>, I know I have had to miss some
> ideas. If any of you can contribute to the project - please do. *
>
> *As the economy is stagnant - I now plan to start - with a
> downsized Children's Aviation Center - at a local airport in SW
> Florida. (while trying to find financing for the larger project)
> Eventually, I'd like to build a second such project - back home,
> in Mid- Michigan. *
>
> *Both(all future) Centers will provide aerospace education to
> local students, honor women and minorites in aviation, create
> jobs, */*_serve as alternative energy labs_*/*, offer profit
> sharing - and add to the local economys!* *(not China's and other
> Nations - ours!) *
>
> *And hopefully, each 'center' will have an LSA flying club - as
> 'part of the picture'.*
>
> *There will be a six place 'RAC' - rotating aircraft carrier - as
> the 'centerpiece' of each center.*
>
> ** And/or Mike Loehle's SPADXIII version. He actually has three
> war bird versions.*
>
>
>
>

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