nipoel123 From Netherlands, joined Jan 2011, 247 posts, RR: 0 Posted (2 years 1 week 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 1565 times:
Just came across this, not sure whether this is the right forum:
At the price of $100,000, you get a good looking (IMO) aircraft. It can be transported on a trailer...
Could this thing have any potential as a car replacement? I'm thinking of the longer distances, and the large amount of airstrips in the US. I think that, unfortunately, this will not be a success in Europe.
srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51 Reply 1, posted (2 years 1 week 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 1514 times:
Considering the number of such machines that have been developed over the years and flopped, this one is bound to join them. When you think about how many bad drivers there are out there on the roads, would you want these same people flying? A mistake in the air is deadly.
HAL From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 2465 posts, RR: 53 Reply 3, posted (2 years 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 1249 times:
The styling is much better than most aircraft today, but look behind the numbers and it's simply... another LSA. That means that on 100hp, you'll do about 100 knots, with a range of 300 miles, and have to stay below 10,000 feet. No IFR flying - daytime VFR only, if you just have a sport pilot's license. If you're flying it with a private license, (and the plane is properly equipped), you can go at night. You can put two average people in it, but that would pretty much max out the weight. It wouldn't work too well as a business travelling machine.
All this will cost you a minimum of $139,000 for a base model. That's as much as some exotic sports cars, which will go faster than the A5. Options like a ballistic recovery parachute, attitude indicator, and night lighting will cost more.
I do hope the plane does well, and attracts many more people to aviation. It's a beautiful aircraft. But close your eyes and think with some practicality, and it does essentially the same thing that the Piper Cub did nearly 70 years ago, for a whole lot more money.
HAL
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