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Your Source for All Things Light Sport

See the Latest Light Sport Aircraft and Ancillary Services

Midwest LSA ExpoSeptember 23-25, 2010

Mt. Vernon, Illinois

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Free 200 page catalog

800-221-9245 618-654-7447

www.wicksaircraft.com

WICKS..Not just raw materials

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Welcome to the 2nd annual Midwest LSA Expo in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. The expo is focused on

light sport aircraft including manufacturers and ancillary services. I am very pleased to welcome the

manufacturers producing light sport aircraft and the other exhibitors to this event and pleased to be a

part of promoting general aviation. Last year’s inaugural event brought many of you to Mt. Vernon,

and we are pleased to have you back again.

I would also like invite you to get acquainted with our community. Our goal is to meet your needs

during your visit, and we invite you to come again and sample what our region has to offer. The City

of Mt. Vernon is a small city with some big city amenities and attractions including a world-class

art museum and sculpture park, the beautiful Rend Lake Recreation area and a number of wineries,

antiques, golf courses and much more to do. Enjoy your stay and take some time to look around.

This event is designed to also highlight one of our most outstanding amenities, the Mt. Vernon

Outland Airport. The airport authority board and management have made many beneficial changes

and have grown during a trying economic climate including adding new hangar space now under

construction. The Outland Airport features a full-service FBO, full-service ground support, expert

mechanics, knowledgeable line service personnel, flight instruction, aircraft sales, and other services.

With a fully equipped air rescue fire fighting station on the field as well as an Air Evac Lifeteam

base, both staffed 24/7, Outland Airport is one of the safest places to be. While you’re here, give

Grandma’s Landing a try for lunch. You will not go away hungry. Space is available at Mt. Vernon

Outland Airport for additional aviation-related businesses to grow from this centrally located region

of the country.

This event depends upon the support of several volunteers who are interested in helping their

community and who want to be a part of the newest trend in aviation, the light sport sector. The

airport authority board and staff, City of Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County Development Corporation,

and Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce have worked to make this dream a reality. Corporate

sponsors, local sponsors, and our volunteers make this event possible. Thanks to all.

Please enjoy this expo and enjoy your time in Mt. Vernon.

Sincerely,

Mayor Mary Jane Chesley

Free 200 page catalog

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from your Light Sport Aircraft SpecialistsWelcome

Mt. Vernon Airport Authority618-242-7016 www.mtvernonairport.comModern facility, ILSFull-service FBOMidwest Light Sport AcademyExperienced professional mechanics on siteFull-service restaurant

Mt. Vernon Convention & Visitors Bureau618-242-3151 www.mtvernon.comVisitors and lodging information Convention and meetings assistance

618-656-2248 www.evansaviation.netAircraft acquisition, sales, and brokerage servicesfeaturing Jabiru and Expedition

Eric Evans Aviation

618-242-5725 www.southernillinois.comBusiness advocates and marketing specialistsRelocation assistance

Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce

618-244-3554 www.jeffcodev.orgLocate your business in this centrally located areaDemographic and statistical information for this region

618-242-7016 www.midwestlsashow.comAll things LSADemonstrations, education, and one-stop shopping

Jefferson County Development Corporation

Midwest Light Sport Expo

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COMPANY NAME CITY PHONE WEBSITE AIRCRAFT Booth#

3X Trim Niagara Falls, NY 630-536-9446 3xtrimlsa.com Navigator 111

Aerotrek Bloomfield, iN 812-384-4972 sportpilot.org A220 & A240 146

A&M Airsports Ltd. seneca, iL 630-879-6568 airsportster.com Airborne & Aircreation trikes 124

American Legend A/C sulphur springs, tx 903-885-7000 legend.aero Legend Cub 115

Arion Aircraft shelbyville, tN 931-680-2800 flylight.net Lightning 116

Aviation Explorer Post 491 Birmingham, AL 913-219-1370 birminghamaviationexplorers.org Kitfox 149

B bar D Aviation sanford, NC 919-775-2224 B-bar-Daviation.com Allegro 118

Blue Skies Sport Planes Cincinnati, oH 859-250-6240 blueskiessportplanes.com x-Air LsA 140

Bushwhacker Aircraft Co Queensbury, NY 518-796-0732 bushwhackerair.com BushCub sportsman 125

Charles City Aeronautics Charles City, iA 641-228-3553 northiowaair.com/ pipersport 134

Corbi A/C Sales salem, oH 330-337-1180 corbiair.com/ pipersport 134

Corbi A/C Sales salem, oH 330-337-1180 corbiair.com/ Alto-100 104

Corbi A/C Sales salem, oH 330-337-1180 corbiair.com/ italian F30 sportplane 112

CubCrafters Yakima, wA 509-248-1421 cubcrafters.com sport Cub s2, Carbon Cub ss 141

Dreams Come True (DCT) dayton, oH 937-266-9303 midwestsportplanes.com evektor sportstar 142

Eastman Aviation eastman, GA 404-983-0994 southeastlightsport.com CH-750 139

Echo Romeo LLC Ft. wayne, iN 260-341-9000 sting sport 129

Gobosh Aviation Moline, iL 563-529-2044 Gobosh.aero 800xp & 700s 126

Great Lakes Diamond Naperville, iL 312-315-7146 greatlakesdiamond.com diamond HK36 Motor-Glider 149

Hansen Air Group Kennesaw, GA 770-427-6311 hansenairgroup.com FA04 peregrine & FK9 MKiV 128

Heart of Virginia Ashland, VA 804-798-6500 flyhova.com tecnam p92 eaglet 106

Heart of Virginia Ashland, VA 804-798-6500 flyhova.com p2008, p2006t, p2002 sierra 107

Island Bird Flying Service plant City, FL 941-915-8883 mikezsportaviation.com Breezer 119

Jabiru USA shelbyville, tN 931-680-2800 usjabiru.com Jabiru J170 & J230 130, 131

Just Aircraft walhalla, sC 828-421-1310 justaircraft.com Highlander 110

Magni USA st. Genevieve, Mo 573-883-3541 malngyrd.com Magni Gyro 103

Midwest Sport Aviation Richland Center, wi 608-467-0233 cheetahus.com Cheetah xLs 113

NIU Group deKalb, iL 815-758-4691 ekolot.pl ekolot KR-30 114

Opus Aircraft, LLC stoneville, NC 336-573-3779 opusaircraft.com super 2 105

Paradise USA sebring, FL 561-215-4570 paradiseaircraft.us p1 102

Piper Vero Beach, FL 772-299-2503 piper.com pipersport 133, 134

Rans Aircraft Hays, Ks 785-625-6346 rans.com Rans s-19Ls & s-7Ls 143, 144

REMOS Aircraft Rogers, AR 415-385-7864 remos.com Remos Gx 136

Renegade Higginsville, Mo 816-337-6256 renegadelightsport.com Falcon Ls, storm Rally, enforcer 108, 109

Sea Rey tavares, FL 877-426-2477 searey.com seaRey Fe123

SkyKits paris, tN 731-3631408 [email protected] savannah VG & VGw 120, 127

SportairUSA N. Little Rock, AR 501-228-7777 Sting.aero sirius & iCUB 129, Fe120-121

CT Sales of SO IL Noble, iL 618-393-2967 tombaker.net CtLs, Ctsw, CtLs-Lite 101

Van’s Aircraft, Inc Aurora, oR 503-678-6545 vansaircrft.com RV-12 145

Zenith Aircraft Mexico, Mo 573-581-900 zenithair.com stoL CH-750 & stoL CH-701 138

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Can I really afford a new LSA?

David KrugerThe Aircraft Partnership Association

Yes you can — especially when ownership is shared with others.

Aircraft have been shared from the very beginning — Wilbur and Orville Wright owned the very first airplane. There are currently tens of thousands of co-owned aircraft and co-ownership is rapidly becoming more popular.

Why? Because co-owned aircraft often cost the same or less to own and operate than recreational vehicles such as boats, motorcycles, jet skis or RVs. The Aircraft Partnership Association (APA) currently lists thousands of active pilots seeking other pilots to purchase an aircraft and current co-ownership groups seeking more members —and is adding more every day. Membership is free.

UNDERSTANDING REAL COSTThe real cost of owning and operating

any vehicle, such as an airplane, boat, RV, motorcycle, or personal watercraft is determined by:

• The purchase price, including the term, interest rate, and down payment, and other fixed costs such as insurance and storage;

• Variable costs such as fuel, maintenance, and repairs;

• Hours per year of usage.

COMPARING REAL COSTSThe following chart details the real cost

of a new $35,000 boat, motor, and trailer (the US national average cost for a new boat, motor and trailer) versus a new, very well-equipped LSA that includes a full

suite of digital avionics, GPS navigation, real-time weather display, autopilot, and a ballistic recovery chute. To assure an “apples-to-apples” comparison, we used the following common parameters:

• All costs shown are fully-loaded, that is, they include the cost of purchase, tax, title, and license, outfitting, insurance, fuel, maintenance, storage (hangar or slip), avionics subscriptions, etc.

• Both recreational pilots and owners of boats, motorcycles, personal watercraft, and RVs, on average, operate their vehicles about 50-100 hours per year. We show three usage rates: 50, 75, and 100 hours per year.

• All examples are financed for 10 years at 6.5% and 15% down. Financing up to 20 years is available.

• Monthly fixed costs and hourly costs are shown.

As you can see, shared ownership really does make owning and flying your own airplane truly affordable. It can be significantly less expensive than owning a typical new boat, motor and trailer! The APA and its aviation industry associates are dedicated to making flying affordable and the APA can guide pilots through the co-ownership process from start to finish.

Get started today by joining the APA — individual membership is free. The APA’s Virtual Pilot Lounge™ is a secure web-based solution where interested parties can post a detailed profile and then search

for and be found by other local members interested in aircraft co-ownership. APA members can conduct searches for suitable co-owners based on location, budget, flying experience, usage, aircraft of interest, and much more.

For more information, go to www.TheAPA.com.

Flight Schedulingthe long-term experience

of aircraft partnerships is that two- to six-member partnerships rarely have scheduling conflicts. there are 8,766 hours in a year. Recreational pilots fly on average 50-100 hours per year. A typical four-pilot partnership aircraft flies about 300 hours annually — only about 2.5 hours out of 100. Low actual usage, combined with the partner matching capability provided by the ApA, assures little or no impact to the availability of your airplane.

New $35,000 BoatNew LSA @ $140,000 by Number of Co-Owners

1 2 3 4 5 6

Initial Outlay $8,638 $24,500 $12,250 $8,167 $6,125 $4,900 $4,083

Monthly Fixed Costs $754 $2,077 $1,050 $708 $537 $435 $368

Hours used per Year Total Cost per Hour of Ownership

50 $229 $512 $282 $201 $161 $137 $122

75 $169 $353 $199 $146 $119 $103 $93

100 $139 $274 $158 $118 $98 $86 $78

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Bushwhacker Aircraft Company, LLCBushCub Sportsman LSA & Kit AircraftNew Lycoming O-233 Power - Clipped Wing - BRS Equipped

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By DAN JOHNSON

Light-Sport Aircraft are the newest category of aircraft as defined by the FAA, the government regulatory agency for aviation. The new breed of aircraft — 109 models in just five years of astonishingly rapid development — offer affordable purchase prices, low cost of operation, spacious interiors, the latest instrument innovations, energetic performance, and lively handling. Every one of these new airplanes meets new industry standards.

Any Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) must fit within the following parameters: A maximum of two occupants, a maximum takeoff weight of 1,320 pounds (seaplanes can weigh 1,430 pounds); a 45-knot clean stall speed; a 120-knot top speed at maximum continuous power; a single, non-turbine engine; and fixed landing gear (though amphibious floatplanes can have “repositionable” gear). Some are called Special Light-Sport Aircraft (SLSA) if they are fully manufactured and ready-to-fly. A manufacturer can also offer a kit aircraft based on the SLSA — it’s called an Experimental LSA or ELSA.

Balancing the many positives, one of the challenges of beginning a new sector of aviation is that potential customers want to be sure about any new airplane they wish to buy. Since these LSA are not government certified, how do you know what you’re buying? It’s a reasonable question and through three steps we’ll try to provide some basics of the process. Thanks to

Tom Gunnarson for the following simplified explanation (written before Tom joined the FAA).

HOW DOES THIS WORK?Step One: The ASTM

standard for the design and performance of LSA describes the minimum standards a manufacturer must meet for the design, construction, flight envelope, strength, and controllability of an LSA. A manufacturer must document every step and have test results to back them up. A manufacturer must also produce a set of manuals, including aircraft operating instructions, maintenance and inspection procedures, and a flight-training

supplement. The manufacturer must also establish and maintain a quality assurance program and a continuing operational safety plan.

Step Two: Once an aircraft meeting the LSA definition and complying with all ASTM standards is produced and all documentation is prepared, the manufacturer (or agent, if the aircraft is imported) can request an airworthiness inspection of the aircraft from the local FAA office, either a Manufacturing Inspection District Office (MIDO) or Flight Standards District

Office (FSDO). Before the inspection, the manufacturer meets with the MIDO or FSDO to review the compliance documentation.

Step Three: The airworthiness inspection consists of a general airworthiness

inspection along with a records inspection and document review. LSA must have a completed Statement of Conformance form along with traditional registration and markings. Unique placards include “Light-Sport” and a passenger warning stating, “This aircraft was manufactured according to LSA airworthiness standards and does not conform to standard airworthiness category requirements.”

When the designated airworthiness representative (DAR) or FAA inspector finds everything in order, he or she will issue an airworthiness certificate and operating limitations. The aircraft is then ready to supply to a customer.

IS FAA PLEASED?Since FAA wrote the rule allowing LSA

to be industry certified — saving itself much time and money and putting this burden on industry participants around the world — you could assume the FAA was favorable. They are!

In an official FAA news publication, author Susan Parson wrote, “One of the reasons for the rapid growth of the LSA is the industry’s use of industry consensus standards developed through ASTM International. This approach allows for more rapid design changes and for quicker

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incorporation of changes and features resulting from safety findings. It is also consistent with a national policy that directs U.S. government agencies to use voluntary consensus standards in lieu of unique-to-government standards wherever possible. This practice helps eliminate the cost of developing separate government standards and decrease the cost and the burden of complying with agency regulation. FAA and industry will continue to develop and upgrade ASTM LSA standards as circumstances require.

“Because regulation of the LSA industry is so different, here’s a quick review of how the consensus standards process works. It’s important to understand that the industry has been asked to take more direct responsibility for developing and maintaining standards for design, manufacturing, and continued airworthiness. Industry chose ASTM International to facilitate the development of standards for LSA. ASTM established the F37 Committee on Light-Sport

Aircraft in 2004. Any interested person — worldwide, professional or user — can join the F37 Committee. Several FAA employees participate on the committee in the standards development process, but FAA has only one official voter. The committee revises existing standards or develops new ones in response to demand, regulatory requirements, or ASTM protocols.

“Here’s where it gets a little tricky. ASTM provides its approved standards to FAA, but FAA does not ‘approve’ ASTM standards. Rather, the agency ‘accepts’ them and publishes its acceptance in the Federal Register. The agency also updates the LSA standards matrix on the FAA website’s Light-Sport Aircraft page.

“A final point: ASTM standards are not regulations. However, SLSA are required to be manufactured according to the accepted consensus standard. That means that the SLSA manufacturer must monitor and correct safety-of-flight issues through the issuance

of safety directives. The manufacturer must also have a continued airworthiness system that meets the identified consensus standard. The owner or operator of an SLSA must comply with each safety directive applicable to the aircraft, unless he or she uses an acceptable alternative means of compliance or obtains an FAA waiver from the provisions of the safety directive.”

IS IT WORKING?To know if the idea of industry consensus

standards is working, why don’t we consult the top man in the FAA. Doesn’t it seem likely that the boss would be well informed?

Via three major public speeches in the last year, FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt has maintained a positive view of Light-Sport

Aircraft and the industry that produces them.

At a speech given in July 2009 in Oshkosh during EAA’s largest-in-the-country airshow, AirVenture, Babbitt complimented the LSA safety record. He repeated similar congratulatory remarks in a public speech at

Sun ’n Fun 2010, the country’s second largest airshow.

Again, just a couple months ago, Babbitt tripled-down at AirVenture 2010. According to Aviation Week reporter Fred George, “More than 300 EAA members stuffed the ‘Meet the Administrator’ forum at Oshkosh on Thursday, July 29th, welcoming FAA administrator Randy Babbitt with unusually strong applause. He said he was ‘so impressed’ with the success of Light Sport Aircraft in the aviation industry. According to Babbitt, the LSA safety record is ‘marvelous.’ He said that the government/industry partnership in developing the LSA standard was a prime reason.”

Another reporter heard it similarly. Mary Grady,

writing for leading aviation Internet publisher AvWeb, observed, “FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt...took some time to express his satisfaction with the sport pilot/light sport aircraft experiment. Regarding LSAs, he said the safety record is ‘marvelous,’ and people in the industry ‘have done what they said they would do.’”

SHOULD YOU GO FOR IT?So, after five intense years of effort by

this new industry, the top FAA man recently chose the word “marvelous” to describe how well the grand experiment is working and this term is consistent with his earlier remarks.

While a new industry strives to organize itself better and better, those who have worked long hours to build the new segment feel satisfied they’ve done well, according to experts. Therefore, customers examining the impressively large and widely diverse flock of LSA can be reasonably assured they are buying worthy aircraft.

Talk to an aircraft representative, ask plenty of good questions, and get independent advice as you carefully consider any purchase. Once you decide to go for it, you can expect fun in the sky at a price you can afford.

In smiles per mile, Light-Sport Aircraft truly deliver!

For more on Sport Pilot, go to ByDanJohnson.com.

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Bill ClarkRegal Insurance

The Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) industry has grown in fits and starts as more players enter the market and a few others stumble. The same can be said of the LSA insurance market.

In a way, the LSA industry has mirrored the general aviation “boom” of the 1930s and 1940s. Back then, there were several manufacturers designing, building and selling small aircraft, some of which might qualify as today’s LSAs. Cessna, Piper, Beech, Luscombe, Taylorcraft, Stinson, and Waco were some of the active names of that era.

Of course, government oversight of aircraft manufacturers wasn’t as formidable as what all factories experience today. And, judging by FAA announcements lately, their oversight will likely increase.

The LSA insurance picture is equally as murky. There are 15 or so underwriting companies that specialize in general aviation aircraft insurance. Of those, perhaps only five or six will be open to quoting LSAs and then only specific models and for certain types of pilots and uses.

Some of the companies will only insure the factory-built, standard-certificated LSAs, totally excluding the experimental models (E-LSA). Some companies will only insure the most popular models that have been selling many more aircraft than their competitors, assuming their loss record has been favorable and there are no claims issues or operational challenges. Some underwriters won’t insure an LSA for a new student learning how to fly, but only already-licensed pilots.

With this information in hand, what does an erstwhile prospective LSA buyer or owner do in the search for insurance? First (and this applies for any aircraft purchase), utilize the services and expertise of an aircraft insurance specialist, one who makes most, if not all, of his or her living insuring aircraft. You can find them by asking other aircraft owners where they buy their insurance, by asking the LSA dealer from whom you are buying, by checking with the FBO at your local airport, or by asking the folks at the Aviation Insurance Association what agents are on their roster in your region. Make sure the agent you choose — and choose only one — has a familiarity with the LSA

market. Some agents/brokers know turbine aircraft and do a fine job for their clients, but either don’t have knowledge of the “little” airplane market or don’t want to gain that knowledge. No agent can know everything about this industry, but the professional will have contacts he or she will use to help the LSA client.

Once you decide on an agent/broker, be upfront with him. Give him all your

aeronautical experience, your current FAA medical status (if you have one or have had one), your LSA choices, what training the dealer might provide as part of the purchase, what LSA experience your CFI has (ALL underwriters will want you to receive at least a comprehensive checkout in any of the new LSA aircraft on the market today).

LSA: An insurance update

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Manufacturer: 3Xtrim AircraftModel: Navigator 600Engine Make/Model: Rotax - 912 UL STop Speed: 116 ktsStall Speed: 39 ktsBase Price: $99,990Phone: 630-536-9446Website: www.3xtrimlsa.com

Manufacturer: AeroproModel: Aerotrek A240Engine Make/Model: Rotax 912ULSTop Speed: 114 ktsStall Speed: 32 ktsBase Price: $69,950Phone: 812-384-4972Website: www.fly-aerotrek.com

Manufacturer: AeroproModel: Aerotrek A220Engine Make/Model: Rotax 912ULSTop Speed: 114 ktsStall Speed: 32 ktsBase Price: $68,950Phone: 812-384-4972Website: www.fly-aerotrek.com

Manufacturer: AirborneModel: XT912 TourerEngine Make/Model: Rotax 912ULTop Speed: 90 ktsStall Speed: 35 ktsBase Price: $49,000Phone: 630-664-1892Website: [email protected]

Manufacturer: American Legend AircraftModel: Legend CubEngine Make/Model: Continental O-200Top Speed: 98 ktsStall Speed: 33 ktsBase Price: $117,895Phone: 903-885-7000Website: www.legend.aero

Manufacturer: Breezer AircraftModel: Breezer IIEngine Make/Model: Rotax 912 ULSTop Speed: 120 ktsStall Speed: 40 ktsBase Price: $108,000Phone: 941-915-8883Website: www.breezeraircraft.com

NOTES

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Manufacturer: Bushwhacker AircraftModel: BushCub SportsmanEngine Make/Model: Lycoming O-233Top Speed: 105 ktsStall Speed: 38 ktsBase Price: $89,900Phone: 518-796-0732Website: www.bushwhackerair.com

Manufacturer: CubCraftersModel: Carbon Cub SSEngine Make/Model: CubCrafters CC340Top Speed: 120 ktsStall Speed: 29 ktsBase Price: $163,280Phone: 509-248-9491Website: www.cubcrafters.com

Manufacturer: Direct FlyModel: Alto 100Engine Make/Model: Rotax 912ULSTop Speed: 120 ktsStall Speed: 36 ktsBase Price: $99,995Phone: 330-337-1180Website: CorbiAir.com

Manufacturer: EvektorModel: Sportstar MaxEngine Make/Model: Rotax 912ULSTop Speed: 115 ktsStall Speed: Not suppliedBase Price: $95,000Phone: 937-266-9303Website: www.midwestsportplanes.com

Manufacturer: FK-LightplanesModel: Fk-9 Mark V ELAEngine Make/Model: Rotax 912 ULSTop Speed: 124 ktsStall Speed: 40 ktsBase Price: $115,000Phone: 770-427-6311Website: www.hansenairgroup.com

Manufacturer: FK-LightplanesModel: Fk 9 Mark IVEngine Make/Model: Rotax 912 ULSTop Speed: 124 ktsStall Speed: 34 ktsBase Price: $97,000Phone: 770-427-6311Website: www.hansenairgroup.com

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Manufacturer: Flaeming AirModel: FA-04 PeregrineEngine Make/Model: Rotax 912 ULSTop Speed: 162 ktsStall Speed: 42 ktsBase Price: $125,000Phone: 770-427-6311Website: www.hansenairgroup.com

Manufacturer: Flight Design GMBHModel: CTLSEngine Make/Model: RotaxTop Speed: 120 ktsStall Speed: 39 ktsBase Price: $139,800Phone: 618-393-2967Website: www.flymyct.com

Manufacturer: Iniziative Industriali ItalianeModel: Sky Arrow 600 SportEngine Make/Model: Rotax 912ULSTop Speed: 132 ktsStall Speed: 45 ktsBase Price: $100,000Phone: 770-427-6311Website: www.hansenairgroup.com

Manufacturer: Jabiru Sport Aircraft LLC.Model: J-230SPEngine Make/Model: Jabiru PTY LTD/ 3300ATop Speed: 120 ktsStall Speed: 45 ktsBase Price: $111,900Phone: 931-680-2800Website: www.usjabiru.com

Manufacturer: Jabiru Sport Aircraft LLC.Model: J-170SPEngine Make/Model: Jabiru PTY LTD/2200ATop Speed: 120 ktsStall Speed: 44 ktsBase Price: $96,900Phone: 931-680-2800Website: www.usjabiru.com

Manufacturer: Just AircraftModel: HighlanderEngine Make/Model: Not SuppliedTop Speed: 110 ktsStall Speed: 27 ktsBase Price: $22,800Phone: 864-718-0320Website: www.justaircraft.com

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Manufacturer: Magni Gyro, srlModel: M16 Trainer GyroplaneEngine Make/Model: Rotax 914UL /912ULTop Speed: 100 ktsStall Speed: NABase Price: $80,000Phone: 573-883-3541Website: www.magnigyro.com

Manufacturer: Opus AircraftModel: Super 2Engine Make/Model: Rotax 912 ULTop Speed: 104 ktsStall Speed: 45 ktsBase Price: $89,500Phone: 336-573-3779Website: www.opusaircraft.com

Manufacturer: ParadiseModel: P1Engine Make/Model: Rotax 912 ULSTop Speed: 110 ktsStall Speed: 40 ktsBase Price: $117,312Phone: 561-215-4570Website: www.paradiseaircraft.us

Manufacturer: Piper/Czech Sport AircraftModel: PipersportEngine Make/Model: Rotax 912ULSTop Speed: 120 ktsStall Speed: 31 ktsBase Price: $119,900Phone: 641-228-3553Website: northiowaair.com

Manufacturer: Rainbow Aircraft (Pty) Ltd.Model: Cheetah XLSEngine Make/Model: Jabiru/RotaxTop Speed: 78/91 ktsStall Speed: 35 ktsBase Price: $53,950Phone: 608-467-0233Website: www.CheetahUS.com

Manufacturer: RANS Designs Inc.Model: S-19Engine Make/Model: Rotax 912ULSTop Speed: 120 ktsStall Speed: 39 ktsBase Price: $127,000Phone: 785-625-6346Website: www.rans.com

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Manufacturer: RANS Designs Inc.Model: S-7LSEngine Make/Model: Rotax 912ULSTop Speed: 103 ktsStall Speed: 39 ktsBase Price: $99,000Phone: 785-625-6346Website: www.rans.com

Manufacturer: Remos Aircraft, Inc.Model: Remos GXEngine Make/Model: Rotax 912 ULSTop Speed: 119 ktsStall Speed: 38 ktsBase Price: $127,900Phone: 877-736-6788Website: www.remos.com

Manufacturer: Renegade Light Sport LLcModel: Renegade Falcon vs. 2.0Engine Make/Model: IO 233 Lycoming Top Speed: 120 ktsStall Speed: 38 ktsBase Price: $125,000Phone: 314-322-5660Website: www.renegadelightsport.com

Manufacturer: Skykits CorporationModel: Savannah VGWEngine Make/Model: Rotax 912ULSTop Speed: 100 ktsStall Speed: 13 ktsBase Price: $76,995Phone: 731-642-1995Website: www.skykits.com

Manufacturer: Skykits CorporationModel: Savannah VGW FloatEngine Make/Model: Rotax 912ULSTop Speed: 90 ktsStall Speed: 22 ktsBase Price: $89,995Phone: 731-642-1995Website: www.skykits.com

Manufacturer: SlipStream InternationalModel: Ultra SportEngine Make/Model: HKS 700ETop Speed: 90 mphStall Speed: 40 mphBase Price: $34,540Phone: 608-362-3137Website: www.slipstream.bz

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Manufacturer: TecnamModel: P92 EagletEngine Make/Model: RotaxTop Speed: 118 ktsStall Speed: 26 ktsBase Price: $130,999Phone: 804-798-6500Website: www.tecnam.net

Manufacturer: TecnamModel: P2002 SierraEngine Make/Model: Rotax 912Top Speed: 120 ktsStall Speed: 26 ktsBase Price: $144,999Phone: 804-798-6500Website: www.tecnam.net

Manufacturer: TecnamModel: P2008Engine Make/Model: Rotax 912Top Speed: 120 ktsStall Speed: 41ktsBase Price: $154,999Phone: 804-798-6500Website: www.tecnam.net

Manufacturer: TL UltralightModel: Sting S4Engine Make/Model: Rotax 912ULSTop Speed: 120 ktsStall Speed: 34 ktsBase Price: $139,000Phone: 260-341-9000Website: [email protected]

Manufacturer: TL-Ultralight, s.r.o.Model: StingEngine Make/Model: Rotax 912ULSTop Speed: 120 ktsStall Speed: 34 ktsBase Price: Not SuppliedPhone: 501-228-7777Website: www.sting.aero

Manufacturer: TL-Ultralight, s.r.o.Model: SiriusEngine Make/Model: Rotax 912ULSTop Speed: 120 ktsStall Speed: 34 ktsBase Price: Not SuppliedPhone: 501-228-7777Website: www.sirius.aero

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Manufacturer: Van’s AircraftModel: RV-12Engine Make/Model: Rotax 912ULSTop Speed: 135 mphStall Speed: 47 mphBase Price: $61,190Phone: 503-678-6545Website: vansaircraft.com

Manufacturer: X-Air LSA LLCModel: X-Air LSAEngine Make/Model: Jabiru 2200Top Speed: 113 mphStall Speed: 39 mphBase Price: $59,995Phone: 859-250-5240Website: www.x-airlsa.com

Manufacturer: Zenith AircraftModel: STOL CH 750Engine Make/Model: Jabiru 3300Top Speed: 100 ktsStall Speed: 30 ktsBase Price: $14,990Phone: 573-581-9000Website: www.zenithair.com

Manufacturer: Zlin Aviation, s.r.o.Model: iCubEngine Make/Model: Rotax 912ULS 100HPTop Speed: 115 mphStall Speed: 38 mphBase Price: Not SuppliedPhone: 501-228-7777Website: www.icub.aero

Remember, not all underwriters will quote all LSAs, so you’ll need to be specific about the aircraft you are seriously considering.

Then, you’ll need to decide on coverages. Will the underwriters quote both liability and hull (physical damage) coverage? Some might only quote liability. I always recommend buyers of a new type ship (to them) buy hull coverage the first year. Statistics say that if a pilot has an accident — and most won’t — it’ll be within the first

year or 100 hours of ownership of a new type aircraft.

LSAs represent perhaps the last best hope for a resurgence of pleasure flying, the activity which lured many of us into learning to fly in the first place. It wasn’t necessarily as a future occupation or for a means to transact business. We got into flying an aircraft for the sheer joy of experiencing that freedom that soaring over the earth, even at slow airspeeds and during daylight hours, brings to us. The LSA industry will

mature and some of the models touted today no doubt will not be around tomorrow. It pays to do your homework in selecting the LSA of your dreams and adding insurance to the equation to keep it from becoming a nightmare.

Bill Clark is the owner of Regal Aviation Insurance of Idaho. He is a Commercial pilot and an aircraft owner. Bill started

his aviation insurance career in 1970 as an aviation claims adjuster.

(INSURANCE from page 15)

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