RANS Plans for New SLSA to Go High & Low

bydanjohnson

Wednesday, August 30, 2006 at 01:33 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

The Minneapolis Sport Pilot Tour featured RANS's S-6 (a popular kit) and the S-7LS Courier SLSA, which is a strong value at $75,000, both suitable for a Sport Pilot Certificate.
RANS has streamlined its product line to focus on best-sellers (S-6, S-7, S-12) while actively developing new Light Sport Aircraft.
Designer Randy Schlitter announced new LSA models, including the low-wing S-19 and a high-wing S-20 variant designed to share components, aiming to compete with European designs like Tecnam.

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One Sport Pilot enthusiast who flew with Randy at the Sport Pilot Tour was my physical therapist, Blake Beutow (left). Blake and others have been helping me regain strength after my April accident; I’m happy to report excellent progress. So, it was a pleasure to reward Blake’s services by arranging a couple demo flights.

At the Minneapolis Sport Pilot Tour, RANS exhibited their S-6 and S-7LS. At a fly away price of $75,000 S-7LS Courier SLSA represents a strong value. Coyote S-6 remains a 51% kit, one of the most popular in the world. Either can be flown with a Sport Pilot Certificate. Earlier this year the Hays, Kansas company abbreviated their line to their best sellers (S-6, S-7 & S-12) *** New Light Sport Aircraft from RANS are still in development. Designer Randy Schlitter has already announced his low-wing S-19, but he told me of S-20, a high wing variation using many of the same components. This could smartly establish RANS against Euro designs like Italy’s Tecnam with their high wing Bravo and low wing Sierra, which also share components. Look at the entire RANS family of planes. (The RANS website has no info on S-20 yet.)