Sport Pilot Talk

Not disagreeing.

I’m just saying is an Aircraft indicating 120 knots at 8500 feet is going a lot faster than and aircraft indicating 120 knots at 2000 feet and both would be legal LSAs.

Some LSAs are a lot faster than others.

Mark G

I have flown the arion lightning and with the jabiru six cylinder engine I think it’s going to be a stretch to get over 120 knots. With a bigger engine I’m sure it would be faster.

Mark G

One very important point that has not been mentioned is indicated airspeed vs true air speed. The LSA rules are max 120kts CAS or calibrated airspeed which is for all practical purposes the same as indicated air speed. The Tecnam LSAs with the 914 turbo are quite a bit faster at altitude. I regularl...

I flew back from the Sebring expo last Saturday afternoon. When I landed in MN it was -2 F. The heater in the Tecnam P2008 works pretty well. I put my winter coat on for the last hour but the windshield defrost kept up fine and and I was comfortable. As long as it’s above zero I fly regularly. Mark

Thanks Guys!
Was nice to see/meet you!

Hoping for decent weather for the way home to MN tomorrow!

Mark G.

I will be there all week. Planning to fly a turbo P2008 down from Minnesota on Monday. It’s not that big of show so I hope you will all be able to stop by Tecnam and say hi. If I don’t recognize you please introduce yourself from the forum! And if anyone Knows of anyone interested in a new or used T...

Yes I remember that Paul. Hopefully all will go well this year.
Sounds like the Expo is growing so it should be a show.

Shawn, I may not be able to make the MKII free but will do everything I can to get it as affordable as possible.

See you there!

Mark

I will be there all week. Stop by Tecnam and say Hi!

Many of you I know but not all so please introduce yourself from the forum!

And of course I will be ready to discuss all things Tecnam and LSA!

Hope to see you there!

Mark G.

Last issue of Aviation consumer had an article on LSA safety. They compared LSAs to Cessna 152s and 172s. Their findings did not show LSAs to have lower death rates. A few were lower but some slightly higher. You may want to check it out. Looks like they were pretty thorough considering the Data ava...

Paul, Although the mathematic equation you suggest makes sense on paper I’m not seeing it play out in the real world. If it did wouldn’t we be seeing higher accident and death rates in the heavier aircraft? The LSA accident record is not bad the heavier and higher stall speed in the 152s, 172s, warr...

Warmi, People tell me this all the time. I then ask them if they have ever flown behind the 914 and the answer is usually no. Not sure why this keeps going around but I guess a part of it is from manufacturers who do not offer the 914. I have about 800 hundred hours behind both the 912 and 914 and m...

The 3300 jabiru makes 120 horsepower but it’s at a higher RPM where prop is not efficient. That’s why you always see short blades on them. In actual dyno tests (basically they tie the plane to something stationary and measure the amount of thrust or pull the engine can produce) the 100hp 912 outperf...

FlyingBliss,

Base weight on the P2008 is 780 so without too many options we should be close to your target weight.

Mark

Nothing better than training in your own aircraft! If your new to aviation its likely going to take time to figure out how you will use the airplane. Many beginning pilots start off thinking they will stay local but end up wanting an aircraft capable of going across the country. Give yourself a few ...

Hi ScottyB!

I see you are close. If you or anyone ever wants to see the new Tecnams look me up in Mankato MN. Would be happy to show them!

Mark