Sport Pilot Talk

Another thing to look for is the market share the plane has and the number already operating in the U.S. If Flight Design goes out of business tommorow, there are more than enough CTSWs and CTLSs in the US so that some third party could make a nice business providing parts for the plane. This is similar to what happens with planes like the Piper Commanche. That plane hasn't been in production for over 30 years, but there is a company (NOT PIPER) that owns the STCs and can provide new parts for it.

Conversely, if you find that only 2 of your SLSA were ever sold in the U.S. before the company went belly up, you may have a problem.

How quickly or slowly an existing company delivers parts is more indicative of their level of service than their financial stability.

I don't think any LSAs are anywhere near the critical mass to make it cost effective for another company to manufacturer its parts. There were 4,800 Comanches built.