A new egg: $150,000+
A decent 152: $25,000
The difference can buy a lot of omelets (or fuel, insurance, etc).
You certainly don't have to spend upwards of $100K to get a very nice newer LSA. A good used RV-12 ELSA with low hours and autopilot can be had for $60K if you shop around a little. The speed difference can get you to that fly-in breakfast before the pancakes are all gone. Our operating cost is about $35 per hour wet, including engine overhaul reserve.
Measure twice, cut once...
scratch head, shrug, shim to fit.
Flying an RV-12. I am building a Fisher Celebrity, slowly.
The argument was LSA specs and 1320# gross is too restrictive to build a usable airplane.
Still I think it gets down to spending upwards of $100,000 for what is essentially an "adult toy" is unreasonable for most folks.
If God had intended man to fly He would have given us more money!
IMHO the Sport Pilot Certificate was designed to get folks in the air for the fun of being in the air. Then those who get this certifiacte want to use it as a Private Pilot would use his certifiacte. That is to commute for one state to the bext hauling his wife and enough cloths for a few day stay somewhere. Now these people doing this want an airplane that is more like the GA aircraft to fly using their Sport Pilot Certificate. If the mission stayed at flying for the fun of it, there would be no need for higher weight limits, IMHO. If you want to fly a 172 get a PP ticket.
Let the beating begin.
Last edited by 1600vw; 10-15-2018 at 08:27 AM.