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

I think we should all just buy American made SeaReys.

Helen

On 8/7/2010 4:56 PM, orval_f wrote:
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> --- 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?
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> 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.
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> 1. He observed very high friction in the ailerons and control forces substantially out of balance and harmony.
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> 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.
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> 3. He feels that people why learn to fly in a Skycatcher will not learn to fly by control feel.
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