| -Good point. Each to his own. Nothing said here will affect Skycatcher sales. The market will decide. Does any LSA have more standing orders than Cessna for the Skycatcher? How long has Cessna been around? How many planes have they produced? How many are still flying? How many flight schools rely on Cessna? How many of you own/fly Cessnas? As mentioned, I've been checking alternatives, and I'm most attracted to the CTLS as an alternative. I've struggling with my needs and whether I want a plane made in the Ukraine. Most of the 162 is made in China by Shenzen, but final assembly and outfitting is here in Wichita and it's a clearly American heritage company. I don't intend to fly long distances or carry camping gear or fly IFR and thank goodness I don't weigh 300+ pounds. My needs are flightseeing, aerial photography (for fun), 200 mile jaunts up and down the California coast in good weather and sharing the air experience with friends and family. It's not easy to compare LSA planes on features/costs; there are too many variables, apples and tomatoes don't match up, tho both can be red or green. I like the under-dash stick and the offered glass panel on the 162, a conventional engine and design, much like a plain Ford F150, the best selling vehicle in America! Delays have hurt the Skycatcher, for sure. That a test flight spun to crash and the other landed with its BRS are not bad things; it means testing is rigorous (as it must be in hungry-attorney America). They can crash as many as they want in testing; fine with me! In five or ten years, we can look back on this issue. Is Cessna so stupid to put a fortune and a decade into creating a dud? We'll see. Michael PS: If you were really a McDonalds fan, you would know it's "Big Mac", that the version with cheese has 700 calories, is 67% fat, (of which 88% is heart-clogging saturated fat) and that it's not a proper food for a Light Sport Pilot!
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