Wed, Feb 09, 2011
Order Book Is Open For First Light-Sport Aircraft Using
Amphibious Clamar Floats
The FAA accepted ASTM certification for the amphibious CTLS
Floatplane on January 15, 2011 and it made its public debut at the
U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida a week later. Now,
Flight Design has announced that is ready to accept orders for
the amphib. German aircraft producer Flight Design, known for its
speedy development cycle, now brings a floatplane to their
worldwide dealer network.
Flight Design USA distributor Airtime Aviation of Tulsa,
Oklahoma - in cooperation with Flight Design GmbH and
Clamar Floats of Ontario, Canada - completed over 150 hours of
flight testing in preparation for the final approval. The
certification process involved no changes to the basic CTLS
airframe. "To certify the CTLS we had to replace the propeller with
a slightly different model but no structural changes were
required," said Airtime partner, Tom Gutman. "We added a gear
position indicator and the water rudder handle along with a split
brake handle to allow for castoring steering on the ground."
Clamar's 1400 float series allows the CTLS to takeoff with a
water run of only 15-20 seconds at full gross weight. The CTLS
Floatplane cruises at 100 knots where the wheeled model achieves
115 knots. Airtime is continuing development and offers a straight
float (non-amphibious) version. Useful load for the CTLS Lite with
the amphibious floats is 500 pounds.
"The Clamar floats match the structure and the feel of the
Flight Design planes," noted Tom Peghiny, president of importer
Flight Design USA. Pricing has been set at $39,900 plus the prop
exchange. This price means that it would be possible for a customer
to buy a new CTLS Lite plus amphibious floats for $161,895 in
ready-to-fly form. "We are accepting orders effective immediately
and we can start customer deliveries in less than 60 days," said
John Gilmore, national sales manager for Flight Design USA.
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