Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Are LSA impractical?

Sounds like fun, and do-able. I find flying to be both exhilarating and relaxing. The autopilot...definitely a must for my cross country plans. Ever read "178 Seconds to Live"? Here it is:
http://trioavionics.com/178_seconds.htm

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Mark

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Lyle Cox" <LyleCox@...> wrote:
>
> Well.I flew 1000 miles from Davenport, IA to Sun N Fun in a Skyeton K10
> Swift. I had a few "windy" legs and yea, you had to fly the airplane and
> not really relax much. Once the ceilings lifted and I could get some
> altitude to smooth air, it was hands/feet off flying. Really an enjoyable
> trip, scooting along at 100 kts and only burning 4.5 gph to do it. You can
> get autopilots in most LSA's for pretty darned reasonable, if you want to
> sit back and watch the world go by. Now, would I rather fly my Cherokee on
> that same trip? Yes. But the trip to Sun N Fun in a Light Sport, was
> certainly something I wouldn't mind doing again.
>
>
>
> From: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Mark IV
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 12:09 PM
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Are LSA impractical?
>
>
> Seriously, is the wing loading too light to use an LSA for travel? I like
> the Technam Sierra, Czech Sportcruiser, FK Polaris, or Arion Lightning style
> crafts. The instructors I deal with don't like LSAs much because they're
> "extremely touchy" or "aren't much use on windy days" or "are very
> unforgiving". They tell me LSA will "beat you to death". So...are they
> impractical to rely on for travel?
>
> Thanks, Mark
>

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