Cessna developing new LSA

Jay Honeck wrote:

Cessna is working on a LSA to be unveiled at Oshkosh this year. It
kinda sounds like a modern 152. If this enters production it would help
legitimize the LSA segment


Cool. But if you've flown the "CT", you know that the "modern 152" is
already on the market, brand new, for less than $90K.
http://www.flightdesignusa.com/

I flew it a couple of weeks ago, and am now counting the days until my kids
are grown and I can justify buying a 2-seater. It is a really fun plane to
fly -- and, being made entirely from carbon-fiber -- it feels like a "real"
plane, not a glorified ultra-light like so many current LSAs.

Unfortunately, I can't see myself flying something so ugly :-)

And Cessna, assuming they produce a decent design, have a support
network that is pretty well unparalleled in the industry. They are
likely to still be around in 20 years when I need spare parts. Assuming
I live 20 more years! :-)


Matt