Sun, Mar 14, 2010
Flight Design: "Stimulus Package" Benefits Buyers On
Budgets
Flight Design has created the new
CTLS Lite, which substantially raises payload while lowering the
airplane's price. The German company says it is
raising the bar by introducing this new version of the CTLS,
which uses the company's flexibility and years of experience to
respond with a plane that is adapted to the new economic
realities.
"We hear about more and more interest for a lighter airplane, but
one that costs less and carries more," explained Flight Design CEO,
Matthias Betsch. "Now, based on the European CTLS Light, we offer
the new CTLS Lite for the U.S. market; the affordable Light-Sport
Aircraft with an unbeatable payload!"
"We are coping with the economic downturn better than many," Tom
Peghiny, president of Flight Design USA stated, "but we know the
market is yearning for some lower cost options. We have the
modestly-priced, all-metal MC, but that is aimed at fans of metal
aircraft and the flight school market, whereas the personal
aircraft market is well served with a high performance aircraft
like the CTLS. Now our all-carbon-fiber CTLS Lite brings top
performance and a greater payload, and it does this while dropping
the cost more than $20,000. The new model can be ordered right
away!" Flight Design indicated that the price drop is gained by
using carefully chosen, American-sourced avionics giving pilots all
the information they need while decreasing weight, and limiting
options to reduce manufacturing costs.
"The CTLS Lite is a loaded airplane that customers will like as
it is; it comes with a Dynon D60 multi-function display, Garmin
radio and transponder, analog engine instruments, plus a BRS
airframe parachute system," clarified John Gilmore, national sales
manager for Flight Design USA. "A single 7-inch Dynon screen paired
to the Garmin 496 GPS gives plenty of data to pilots. With a
strategic lightening of the airframe in non-structural areas and
slimming the equipment list, Flight Design has taken off more than
50 pounds of weight, translating to greater payload (occupants,
baggage, and fuel)." A limited option set - including the popular
Garmin 696, a night flying package, and leather seats, along with a
few other choices - will be offered for the CTLS Lite.
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