"Helen" wrote in message
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Dave Stadt wrote:
American Champion is re-introducing the Champ with brand new O-200s. All
dolled up it looks to be $84K. It knock the socks off the plastic, god
awful ugly LSAs I have seen.

You sure about that? When I met the owner of the company a few years back
he was gung-ho on putting the Champ in production with a Jabaru. At the
time, his hold up was finding a prop that would match the engine and not
over speed. If he went with the O-200 I'm betting it was because of the
prop problem, not a concern with the Jabaru.

One advantage that the "the plastic, god awful ugly LSAs" do have over the
Champ is the insurance. Check out the article in this month's Sport Pilot
magazine about the problems insuring an LSA taildragger.

Helen

Trust me I saw it a couple of weeks ago. My guess is he realized they would
be easier to sell with the Continental. Can't see why a Champ would be any
more expensive to insure as an LSA than they are now. A new one would
obviously be more as the hull value is much more.