Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Top 3 LSA Aircraft for Sport Pilot Training

Chris, sounds like a nice plane. Will you be doing demos at SNF? I've
heard it is spin certified. How does it handle in a spin? How many
turns will it do? What is the useful load of the ones on your line?

Helen

On 1/24/2011 4:33 PM, skyraiderav wrote:
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> My flight school, Skyraider Aviation operates four types of LSAs out of our two Denver-area locations. I've also had the opportunity to fly most of the other top-sellers. My vote for the best trainer is the Gobosh 700. Here's why:
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> 1) It was designed and built as a trainer. While other LSAs have been brought into the training role simply because they are inexpensive 2-place airplanes, the Gobosh 700 was designed to be a training airplane well before the LSA rules were even established. Because it is first and foremost a training airplane, it is built strong, and its handling characteristics are solid and honest. Many other LSAs have quirky handling characteristics that make them unsuited (or even unsafe) for training.
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> 2) The airplane uses many standard aircraft components readily available through typical aircraft parts resources. Tires, tubes, brake pads, and other consumables are available through numerous sources within the US. That translates into less expense and less down time for flight schools.
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> 3) The airplane is fully-certified in Europe under the stringent EASA certification process (European equivalent of US FAR Part-23). Many other LSAs are only certified under the less-stringent LSA rules.
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> 4) Quality construction throughout: aviation-grade bucked rivets (most LSAs are using lighter, less durable pop rivets), all aluminum is fully anodized, and all steel parts are cadmium plated. The fit and finish is top-notch (tight seams, no exposed wires or cables, leather interior, beautiful paint job)
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> 5) Standard aircraft configuration. Toe brakes on both sides. Two control sticks. Everything is where you would expect it to be.
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> 6) Spring steel landing gear. The landing gear is strong, durable and tough... designed for the rigors of flight training.
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> 7) Heavy duty electrical installation with standard aircraft battery.
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> 8) Stall warning sensor is standard equipment
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> 9) Performance. Our field elevation in Denver is 5,800'. On summer days, density altitude often reaches 10,000'. Many other training aircraft (Light Sport or otherwise) are grounded when the DA gets that high. Our Goboshes continue to fly all summer long. In fact, they've been up to the highest public airport in North America (Lake County Airport, Leadville, CO - 9,927') on several occasions.
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> 10) Ramp appeal. The Gobosh 700 looks cool! It's great for attracting new students to a flight school.
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> 11) Night certified. Every Gobosh 700 is equipped to be operated at night. At our school, we use it for both Sport Pilot and Private Pilot training. We've also done some instrument training with it.
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> 12) Instructors love it. The Gobosh 700 has become the hands-down favorite among our instructors. If an instructor likes an airplane, he/she will steer students toward it. That's great for business!
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> Those are my thoughts. Happy flying!
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> - Chris
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> --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "wj18001900"<swferris@...> wrote:
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>> Helen (and others members of this group),
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>> What do you feel are the top 3 (best) LSA aircraft for Sport Pilot training? Aircraft that have a good useful load, and that are stoutly built to handle the rigors sport pilot training day in and day out, and that will perform reliably, and will hold up well over the long term.
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>> The new Cessna LSA seems to fit the criteria fairly well in some respects (to me, it looks to be fairly stoutly built), but it has a very low useful load, and it burns fuel at a higher rate than many other LSAs . . . and it is too soon to know how the new Cessna LSA will hold up, and how it will perform over the long term.
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