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Old April 23rd 06, 11:32 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Flying just got cheaper!!

B A R R Y wrote in
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On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 14:49:39 GMT, ET wrote:



Where can else you buy a brand new certified plane for under $60,000
that burns less than 5 gal an hour of fuel that costs at about $1 a
gallon less than av gass, burns about the same amount of oil as your
car (like almost none) and has a 100 hour warrenty?????, oh, and you
can lease it out or train students in it as well, or spend a bit more
on it for proper equipment to fly night or IFR, ... did I mention it's
as fast or faster than a basic 172????



What is it?


Many sLSAs meet this definition in there basic configuration.

We have 30 modals of them that have been delivered to customers, with
quite a few more on the way...

Start at: http://www.sportpilot.org/learn/slsa/

The EuroFox appears to be the price leader at the moment (I welcome
someone else to add additional research) at 39,950.00 Euros (about
$49,000 USD). Rans 7seris isnt far off and I'm pretty sure the
Festival is the lowest non-rag & tube offering with the Allegro not far
behind...

Yeah, if you want or need a transponder or GPS or artificial horizon or
auto pilot it will add up to more, but the opportunity is there, and
every month more come out of the woodwork!


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