"Jay Maynard" wrote in message
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I spent a day and a half at Sebring looking at aircraft. As I expected,
there are only a few that fit what I'm looking for. Of those, only one (the
AMD Zodiac XLi) uses a Continental engine. Everyone else (and, indeed,
nearly everyone else building an LSA period) uses Rotax 912s.

I agree; in a perfect world I would much rather fly behind an O-200 than a
912, however...

Average the useful load of every O-200 powered LSA and compare it to the
average useful load of Rotax powered LSAs and you will see why 912s are winning
in the marketplace. Given the present state of LSA regulation and the engine
market, if you want an LSA that you can fill with two real-sized humans, fill
the tanks, and actually travel somewhere, you need the significantly lighter
912.

To make money with the Cessna LSA, flight schools will have to recruit the
lightest CFIs they can find. It will be a real lady's airplane.


Vaughn