Justin,

starting posts with trying to insult people isn't smart.

then they
compromised the aerodynamics of it by using fixed landing gear.


They did? Says who? By what measure?

"They" say we're talking 5 knots speed loss for that extremely
efficiently designed gear (same for Cirrus and Diamond). 5 knots for
losing all the weight of the retract mechanism, plus the maintenance
hassle and associated cost. Sounds like a sweet deal to me.

What you're really losing is macho feel. That's all.

As for the sidestick: No.


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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)