On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:39:18 -0000, in rec.aviation.owning, buttman
wrote:

Don't expect to go any higher than 9000 feet, because it won't climb
any higher. on a IFR flight a while ago, ATC cleared me up to 9000
feet and it took me about 30 minutes to get up that high. Once we got
there, it was difficult to keep the altitude as well. My student would
let it go down to 8700, then we full throttled it at Vy, and it was
showing 100 fpm.

Mmm...that could be interesting. My home fields are around 4,300 with DAs
up to 7,500 in the summer, and mountains up to 12,000 in almost every
direction. Very interesting. Maybe that's why the flight school is
liquidating them.

Would I buy one? Eh, I'd consider it. If the price was right, I would.
But I'd get a 152 instead, even if it cost a bit more. But I already
have all my ratings. If you're wanting it just to do training, go for
it, it'll be a deal. After you get all your training done, you're
probably going to want to get rid of it though, since it's not very
enjoyable to ride in.

That sounds like a fair assessment. The Alarus was not my first choice, but
if I am offered a deal that I cannot refuse....

-Scott