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

That sounds amazing, flying around Hawaii.

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Mark

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, martin oliver <moliver597@...> wrote:
>
> I fly my Savannah ADV all over the islands of Hawaii. The only problem with
> wind is ground handling if winds reach 30 knots.. 20knots and under direct
> cross wind is fine. I can fly safely Hilo to Honolulu but would appreciate
> a larger fuel tank.
>
> On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 8:09 AM, Mark IV <markiv200@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > 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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