Cessna developing new LSA

There is a reason pilots that fly Rotax power are usually nicknamed 'Dead
Stick.'

A former co-worker and hangar neighbor had two engine failures in his Rotax
powered Rans S-10. He only survived one of them, though..

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?...LA268& akey=1

Jay Honeck wrote:

I suspect Cessna's plane will look a lot less like something Dr. Seuss
would have designed than the CT : )


Now that was the funniest description I have ever heard.
You are 100% correct on that one.


Agreed. But that will be its strength as a trainer, methinks. It's "cute"
and non-threatening.

Might be good to attract more women pilots. The only men who would fly
it are the ones that wear ear rings, nose rings, etc... :-)


Matt

Doug wrote:

I actually met a couple that did just that -- in Cessna 140's. And they
talked on the radios CONSTANTLY while flying -- about whatever came
into their mind. They learned to fly in ultralights and 50 AGL was
cruising altitude for them. What a pair!!


Sounds like they should have stopped talking at least long enough to
read the FARs about minimum legal altitudes.


Matt

On 2006-06-08, Dave Stadt wrote:
There is a reason pilots that fly Rotax power are usually nicknamed 'Dead
Stick.'

That's really a problem inherent to all two-strokes though. The four
stroke Rotaxes seem perfectly reliable. The Europa crowd around here
seem to get on very well with the 912 and 914S for a power plant - seems
just as reliable as a Lycontisauraus Rex (and uses less fuel).

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Jay Honeck wrote:
Cessna is working on a LSA to be unveiled at Oshkosh this year. It
kinda sounds like a modern 152. If this enters production it would help
legitimize the LSA segment

Cool. But if you've flown the "CT", you know that the "modern 152" is
already on the market, brand new, for less than $90K.
http://www.flightdesignusa.com/

$92,900 for the base price does not sound like "less than $90K." :-)

Jay Honeck wrote:
Cessna is working on a LSA to be unveiled at Oshkosh this year. It
kinda sounds like a modern 152. If this enters production it would help
legitimize the LSA segment

Cool. But if you've flown the "CT", you know that the "modern 152" is
already on the market, brand new, for less than $90K.
http://www.flightdesignusa.com/

$92,900 for the base price does not sound like "less than $90K." :-)

Jay Honeck wrote:
Cessna is working on a LSA to be unveiled at Oshkosh this year. It
kinda sounds like a modern 152. If this enters production it would help
legitimize the LSA segment

Cool. But if you've flown the "CT", you know that the "modern 152" is
already on the market, brand new, for less than $90K.
http://www.flightdesignusa.com/

$92,900 for the base price does not sound like "less than $90K." :-)

cjcampbell wrote:

Jay Honeck wrote:

Cessna is working on a LSA to be unveiled at Oshkosh this year. It
kinda sounds like a modern 152. If this enters production it would help
legitimize the LSA segment

Cool. But if you've flown the "CT", you know that the "modern 152" is
already on the market, brand new, for less than $90K.
http://www.flightdesignusa.com/


$92,900 for the base price does not sound like "less than $90K." :-)


We got it the first (two) time(s)...

Matt

"Dylan Smith" wrote in message
...
On 2006-06-08, Dave Stadt wrote:
There is a reason pilots that fly Rotax power are usually nicknamed 'Dead
Stick.'

That's really a problem inherent to all two-strokes though. The four
stroke Rotaxes seem perfectly reliable. The Europa crowd around here
seem to get on very well with the 912 and 914S for a power plant - seems
just as reliable as a Lycontisauraus Rex (and uses less fuel).

--
Yes, the Reply-To email address is valid.
Oolite-Linux: an Elite tribute: http://oolite-linux.berlios.de

Then why did Diamond dump Rotax in favor of Continental. Besides being
unreliable Rotax has nearly no after sale customer support. Fly into Podunk
and try to get a Rotax fixed. The 4 strokes by Rotax I have been around
have been anything but reliable.

Matt Whiting wrote:
cjcampbell wrote:

Jay Honeck wrote:

Cessna is working on a LSA to be unveiled at Oshkosh this year. It
kinda sounds like a modern 152. If this enters production it would help
legitimize the LSA segment

Cool. But if you've flown the "CT", you know that the "modern 152" is
already on the market, brand new, for less than $90K.
http://www.flightdesignusa.com/


$92,900 for the base price does not sound like "less than $90K." :-)


We got it the first (two) time(s)...


I have a problem with stuttering. Or at least Google Groups does.

Matt