Experimenter is a magazine created by EAA for people who build airplanes. We will report on amateur-built aircraft as well as ultralights and other light aircraft.
Issue link: http://experimenter.epubxp.com/i/113663
Proving that slow LSA can be fun, former A4 Skyhawk pilot Captain R.V. Anderson displayed his M-Squared Breese powered by an 80-hp HKS 700T turbo engine. It's ftted with every possible STOL enhancement and can fy as slow as 21 mph! haven't taken off as may have expected before the economic recession. "Some LSA Have More Avionics Than Most Airliners Flying Today" Another correspondent complained that the manufacturers put too much expensive, full-featured state-of-the-art avionics in their S-LSA in a race to outdo each other, saying, "These are basically day VFR aircraft." Randy Babbitt (a former FAA administrator), who was the guest speaker for the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association (LAMA) dinner, said that some of the planes at Sebring have more avionics than "most of the airliners flying today." This is not because manufacturers are foolishly trying to driving the price up. Most manufacturers offer basic, lower-cost models, but few customers buy them. Some are said to be suitable for IFR training, and doubtless some former IFR pilots like to have those familiar flight aids, even if they only fly under VFR rules. the latest avionics capabilities are truly dazzling. Even your iPad can be a full-featured instrument panel with the help of Levil Aviation. The LSA market may have changed since its beginnings when pilots concerned about their medical were a major source of buyers. A closer look at who was climbing into the cockpits at Sebring last month revealed a lot of people younger than my 65 years. Several were successful professionals in their prime, perhaps with kids out of college, and now looking forward to rewarding themselves with a nice car, boat, motorcycle, or airplane. And During the Thursday night LAMA dinner, Jan Fridrich, the head of LAMA for Europe, shared his analysis of the statistics from the LSA industry, using numbers from the FAA database. He excluded powered parachutes and trikes, so his numbers reflect only fixed-wing airplanes. From 2005 to the present, a total of 2,471 LSA were registered. Analysis by region of origin indicates 37 percent of the airplanes were manufactured in the United States, Photography by Dan Grunloh Levil Technologies can put all your fight, engine, and navigation data on your iPad or Android screen. EAA Experimenter 41