Sport Pilot Talk

My Titan Tornado IISS over coastline near Santa Barbara, CA.

MrMorden wrote:If I were a 162 owner, I'd be pretty pissed about this.

I nearly bought a used Skycatcher six months ago. Happily ended up with this for the same amount of money. PLUS, it's American made!

I fly an Arion Lightning LS-1 with a GRT EFIS Sport SX as my primary instrument display which has PFD, Engine, & MAP components. I also have a Garmin 37X which is a moving GPS map display with airport information. The comm is a Garmin SL30 and a GTX 327 transponder. I want to comply with the upc...

2011 build, now has 345 hours on the 3300 Jabiru.

Hi, back again and now have a month's worth of flying the Arion Lightning LS-1. WHAT A FUN FLYING AIRPLANE! Cool glass screens (GRT EFIS Sport SX and a Garmin37X) with an autopilot on top of it? Don't have to touch the stick and just tweek the throttle occasionally and 130kts happens at 5.8 gph. WOW...

I recently found and purchased a nearly perfect Arion Lightning. There were two side by side on Barnstormers at the exact same price. Looked at both and bought the perfect one. The 1,700 mile drive was worth it!

Hi Captain Bob, Welcome to the group. I am a fairly new member. The Arion Lightning is at the top of my list. I have spoken with the designer a few times and would love to hear about the plane you are purchasing. PJ I've only flown this Lightning and another build by a local pilot. I'm an experienc...

Hey there fellow airplane drivers, Experienced pilot flying since 1979 & sport since '04. Had a Titan Tornado IISS for about five years and will pick up a nearly perfect Arion Lightning in about 3 weeks. I'll be keeping my eye out here for some comments on the Arion. In the meantime I'm studying...