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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

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