Cessna's new LSA: "Skycatcher"

On Jul 23, 12:24 pm, Jay Beckman wrote:
On Jul 23, 7:31 am, Phil wrote:





On Jul 23, 4:00 am, Thomas Borchert
wrote:

Phil,

I'm sorry, but SkyCatcher?? I think they should have just stuck with
Cessna 162 and left it at that.

You seem to forget that the other Cessnas all have silly names, too.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

No, I knew that. But in silliness, this one goes to eleven. It
sounds like a name an eight year old would pick for the airplane he
just made out of scrap wood.

And if it gets (or more importantly keeps...) that eight year old
dreaming of flight and ultimately leads to him/her getting his/her
certificate, what's the problem?

Jay Beckman
PP-ASEL
Chandler, AZ
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I think it's a fine name for a scrap or balsa wood airplane for
children. Not so great for a full-size aluminum one aimed at adults.
Frankly, I am disappointed in general with the 162. I am a fan of the
light sport segment. I am currently a student working on getting my
sport pilot license. I would have liked to see Cessna come out with
an airplane that at least equaled what the other manufacturers have
developed, if not bettered them. As an American, I want to see
American manufacturers develop superior products. This airplane looks
to be inferior to most other LSA's in useful load and range. It
doesn't include a chute except as an option. It doesn't have safety
features such as a safety cage around the passenger compartment, which
the Tecnam does have. And to top it all off, it's more expensive than
the competition.

On the plus side, I think it looks great. Although I think it would
look better without those wing struts. Low-wing planes have been
flying without struts for years. Why is it that high-wing planes
still use them? They cause drag and they spoil the view.

I also like the way they have set up the sticks, coming from beneath
the panel rather than up from the floor. That would definitely make
it easier to get in and out of the cockpit.

On 2007-07-23 07:31:11 -0700, Phil said:

On Jul 23, 4:00 am, Thomas Borchert
wrote:
Phil,

I'm sorry, but SkyCatcher?? I think they should have just stuck with
Cessna 162 and left it at that.

You seem to forget that the other Cessnas all have silly names, too.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

No, I knew that. But in silliness, this one goes to eleven. It
sounds like a name an eight year old would pick for the airplane he
just made out of scrap wood.

I don't think it is as bad as 'Stationair.' Sounds like something slow
and ugly, which it is, but they didn't need to call it that . :-)
--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor

C J Campbell wrote:
On 2007-07-23 07:31:11 -0700, Phil said:

On Jul 23, 4:00 am, Thomas Borchert
wrote:
Phil,

I'm sorry, but SkyCatcher?? I think they should have just stuck with
Cessna 162 and left it at that.

You seem to forget that the other Cessnas all have silly names, too.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

No, I knew that. But in silliness, this one goes to eleven. It
sounds like a name an eight year old would pick for the airplane he
just made out of scrap wood.

I don't think it is as bad as 'Stationair.' Sounds like something slow
and ugly, which it is, but they didn't need to call it that . :-)

You could argue that any technical field that
uses terms like flapperon, gascolator, stabilator
and elevon shouldn't have an issue with a marginal
aircraft name (:

"Phil" wrote in message
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I'm sorry, but SkyCatcher??

If they'd have named it "Skywalker" George Lucas would have probably bought
them all.

-c

C Gattman wrote:
"Phil" wrote in message
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I'm sorry, but SkyCatcher??

If they'd have named it "Skywalker" George Lucas would have probably
bought them all.

-c

Or just owned them all after the Trademark lawsuit.

"Phil" wrote in message
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On Jul 22, 4:42 pm, Jim Logajan wrote:
For those who haven't seen this, Cessna has provided lots more detail on
its LSA entry:

http://www.cessnaskycatcher.com/

Fancy brochu

http://www.cessnaskycatcher.com/imag...ni_bro_web.pdf

Order form with pricing (for first 1000):

http://www.cessnaskycatcher.com/imag...final_0721.pdf

I'm sorry, but SkyCatcher?? I think they should have just stuck with
Cessna 162 and left it at that.


I guess it's better than "Ground Finder".

Al G

Al G wrote:
"Phil" wrote in message
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On Jul 22, 4:42 pm, Jim Logajan wrote:
For those who haven't seen this, Cessna has provided lots more
detail on its LSA entry:

http://www.cessnaskycatcher.com/

Fancy brochu

http://www.cessnaskycatcher.com/imag...ni_bro_web.pdf

Order form with pricing (for first 1000):

http://www.cessnaskycatcher.com/imag...final_0721.pdf

I'm sorry, but SkyCatcher?? I think they should have just stuck with
Cessna 162 and left it at that.


I guess it's better than "Ground Finder".

Al G

THe thing is 100 lbs over the empty weight it should be. Maybe "SkyPiggy"
would have been a good name.

On 2007-07-22 14:42:09 -0700, Jim Logajan said:

For those who haven't seen this, Cessna has provided lots more detail on
its LSA entry:

http://www.cessnaskycatcher.com/

Fancy brochu

http://www.cessnaskycatcher.com/imag...ni_bro_web.pdf

Order form with pricing (for first 1000):

http://www.cessnaskycatcher.com/imag...final_0721.pdf

I like the cute little Garmin panels. The thing has all the wiring
harness you need to convert it to IFR, by the way. Mike Pickett got to
sit in it at the dealers meeting and said he liked how comfortable it
was and the layout of the controls. He liked the stick, too, which is
an angle under the dash instead of attached to the floor, so it doesn't
get in the way of your dress.

Everybody made fun of the cupholders, though. FOUR cupholders in a two
place plane. Count 'em.
--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor

C J Campbell wrote:
On 2007-07-22 14:42:09 -0700, Jim Logajan said:

For those who haven't seen this, Cessna has provided lots more detail on
its LSA entry:

http://www.cessnaskycatcher.com/

Fancy brochu

http://www.cessnaskycatcher.com/imag...ni_bro_web.pdf

Order form with pricing (for first 1000):

http://www.cessnaskycatcher.com/imag...final_0721.pdf

I like the cute little Garmin panels. The thing has all the wiring
harness you need to convert it to IFR, by the way. Mike Pickett got to
sit in it at the dealers meeting and said he liked how comfortable it
was and the layout of the controls. He liked the stick, too, which is an
angle under the dash instead of attached to the floor, so it doesn't get
in the way of your dress.

Everybody made fun of the cupholders, though. FOUR cupholders in a two
place plane. Count 'em.

Makes a lot of sense to me. You need two bottles for the input fluids
and two more for the output fluids. 2 + 2 = 4 so I'd say Cessna was
just planning ahead! :-)

Matt

"Matt Whiting" wrote

Makes a lot of sense to me. You need two bottles for the input fluids and two
more for the output fluids. 2 + 2 = 4 so I'd say Cessna was just planning
ahead! :-)

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