"Matthew P. Cummings" wrote in message

little more. You can usually find a Cherokee of under 35K as well. This
new class of plane will not hurt that market. If anything it will create
it's own niche because it's priced higher than similar used planes, but
lower than the new versions of those planes if they are even produced.

I would have to agree. At this level, I don't think light-sport would have
any effect on the price of Cessna 150s, Tomahawks, Cherokees, or 172s.

In a way, this is a bit sad because it seems to show that there is not
enough demand. Considering that these aircraft have either not been
manufactured in large numbers or not at all for some time, one would think
that the market would now be short of aircraft and have driven up the cost.
I guess the problem is not enough owners/pilots instead of not enough
aircraft.