westexflyboy
Active Member
I'm flabberghasted!!! Could I have been wrong all this time? I thought more LSA buyers were waiting for the price to drop down to a reasonable range. And, I thought Cessna, with their promise of "well south of $100K" would be just the ticket to squash all the imports and their artificially inflated prices.
So I ask: Who is buying all the new SkyCatchers?
And why!? Are these 720 buyers flight schools only? Or are there private individuals that would opt for a new "dog" over a high-performance plane? Seems to me that the new Cessna LSA buyer is more concerned with quality control than price for performance.
Somebody help me understand. The pricey lane of this road is getting crowded, and that's quite the opposite of where I thought we were headed with Sport Pilot. On the other hand, the value of completed kitplanes may have just gone up as well. I welcome this boost in the market, as more pilots are about to be created to fly all those new Cessnas.
Chase Snodgrass
Presidio, Tx
http://flybigbend.com
So I ask: Who is buying all the new SkyCatchers?
And why!? Are these 720 buyers flight schools only? Or are there private individuals that would opt for a new "dog" over a high-performance plane? Seems to me that the new Cessna LSA buyer is more concerned with quality control than price for performance.
Somebody help me understand. The pricey lane of this road is getting crowded, and that's quite the opposite of where I thought we were headed with Sport Pilot. On the other hand, the value of completed kitplanes may have just gone up as well. I welcome this boost in the market, as more pilots are about to be created to fly all those new Cessnas.
Chase Snodgrass
Presidio, Tx
http://flybigbend.com