Wed, Mar 30, 2011
OK... three questions down, two to go... are you feeling better
educated about LSAs yet? One of the most enjoyable interactions we
at ANN and Aero-TV undertake at the dozens of events we attend is
the chance to talk NOT with the newsmakers... but to those that the
news we report on affects most... YOU.
At the 2011 Sebring Sport Aviation Expo, we spent extra time
asking the attendees a series of five questions... both to gauge
the kind of interest that LSA holds for the aviation community as
well as the strength of that interest.
The home of the US Sport Aviation Expo, Sebring winds up being
the bellwether of the sport aviation business as the first big
flying event of the year -- especially for sport aviation (while
Lakeland fades into the dust and Oshkosh becomes more of a
'Tradeshow' and less of a Fly-in). The slow growing LSA movement
still shows signs that it may mature into a solid industry,
providing a new entry-level option for those who want to become
pilots and aircraft owners -- despite an economy that does little
to promote either aircraft ownership and operation.
Still; a long-postulated shakeout of the industry, where there are
simply still too many manufacturers barely keeping the doors open,
has failed to come to pass (though signs are starting to indicate
that it may finally be in the offing), and the industry continues
to stumble in presenting a professional face to the public...
especially in terms of marketing-- where ANN's simple research
during the event showed the sale-ability of the products at Sebring
to hampered by companies that apparently knew little about how to
sell.
In the meantime, though, Cessna is now shipping SkyCatchers in
appreciable quantities, a number of hearty and respected
manufacturers have fine tuned their designs and some outstanding
products and values ARE to be had in the LSA market... so while
things ARE tough, there is still great hope that LSA might someday
meet its promise.
Join us as we ask LSA fans about what's missing from today's Light
Sport Aircraft...
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