As a single, anecdotal data point...drseti wrote:These are nice, new, very modern, well equipped (did I say new?) aircraft, selling for a fraction of the price of their certified counterparts. Medical certificate notwithstanding, for a certain mission there will always be a market for them.
...when I was shopping in 2006/2007, I still had a medical and had no intention of letting it lapse.
Yet I was still drawn to LSA's. Most non-LSA's were old designs - many tracing their roots back a half century or more.
And, personally, I was eager to escape from the world of Lycoming & Continental, again, proven but very, very old technology for the most part. And expensive. For instance, I can replace all 8 of my spark plugs for less than the cost of a single Champion for a Lycoming or Continental.
And, again just for me, having the option to go Experimental was HUGE. It's not for everyone, but for me it changed the entire ownership experience to something far more immersive, not to mention cheaper.