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Landing on water with your wheels down is a confirmed aviation no-no. Land planes that try it often get flipped over upside down, when escaping the cabin becomes a real concern. Every seaplane pilot I know has a mantra he or she repeats, “I’m landing on water so the wheels must be up.” Most simply […]
Knocking around the ‘Net looking for signs that Light Sport is alive and well… *** Michael Combs is nearing the end of his 19,000 mile odyssey — what a vision. Latest word from PR dude Dave Gustafson is that the Flight for the Human Spirit in a Remos GX has made it to my old […]
While most of the LSA industry — as with most of aviation — endures unprecedented slow sales, at least two companies are showing reasonably good 2010 performances. *** Washington-based CubCrafters is the clear market leader for the first seven months of 2010, with 27 new registrations. We repeat, as always, that FAA registrations do not […]
It’s a first… the acceptance of Sport Pilots into another country. I don’t refer to acceptance of Light-Sport Aircraft in other nations; that’s already happening in a dozen countries with 30 more studying the method of certification. When the Islands of the Bahamas said it would accept Sport Pilot certificate holders to pilot their LSA […]
CARBON CUB SS Base Price: $163,000 Gross weight (lbs.): 1320 Empty weight (lbs.): 900 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 420 Fuel capacity (gals.): 24 Payload, full std. fuel (lbs.): 276 Payload, one hr. fuel plus res. (lbs.): 360 PERFORMANCE Best rate of climb, SL (fpm): 2100 Cruise (mph): 105-110 Stall (mph): 31 Source: CubCrafters
CubCrafters’ top LSA offers a big surprise when the throttle goes forward
FPNA CAPETOWN Empty weight, std. (lbs. 875* Gross weight, std. (lbs.): 1430 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 555 Payload, full std. fuel (lbs.): 412 Fuel capacity (gals.): 23.9 Wingspan: 32 ft. 2 in. Wing area (sq. ft.): 150.0 Overall length: 24 ft. 0 in.** Overall height: 9 ft. 9 in.*** Seating capacity: 2, side by side […]
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