Saturday, August 7, 2010

Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Is everyone here to bash Skycatchers?

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Michael Luttrell <travlin22002@...> wrote:
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> Maybe I'm off base, but it seems to me that ALL of you are here primarily to bash Cessna and Skycatchers! I just galloped through 6 months of messages, and could not find one positive comment. 
> I joined this list because I actually have a 162 on order; anybody else? 

I don't have a dog in this fight, but I have a friend who has evaluated 150+ airplanes and who flew a Skycatcher recently.

1. He observed very high friction in the ailerons and control forces substantially out of balance and harmony.

2. With heels on the floor, if you push a rudder pedal, you will get brake. This will result in a rash of flat-spotted tires during crosswind landing.

3. He feels that people why learn to fly in a Skycatcher will not learn to fly by control feel.

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