Fri, Sep 25, 2009
Log Book Documents 13,268 Landings For A Single LSA
Some say a Light-Sport Aircraft may fly great as a training
aircraft, but can't possibly hold up to years of use by students
learning the art of flying. Flight Design recently received
documents they say proves the skeptics are wrong.
Flight Design USA received a copy of the latest logbook page for
a 2003 CT2K identified as German registration D-MGAC. The CT2K was
the first-generation model of the best-selling Light-Sport airplane
broadly known as the "CT." The log shows this airplane was
delivered in 2003 and has been operated daily at Jesenwang airfield
(EDMJ) in Germany as a flight school basic trainer. The plane has
accumulated nearly 3,000 hours of flight time and is on its second
Rotax engine while still doing daily work at the short 400-meter
(1,300-foot) airport. The logbook shows the aircraft has made
13,268 landings.
After the CT2K came the CTsw and in 2008 the third-generation
CTLS, with many improvements over prior-generation models. "The
latest CTLS aircraft shares this longevity with the earlier models.
We made it even stronger and with the longer fuselage and wider
landing gear the U.S. version has better handling for flight
schools. We have quite a few airplanes in daily revenue generating
operations. A flight school operator can expect these airplanes to
fully pay for themselves in as few as 20 hours per month. It only
takes about five active students to make this plane completely self
funding," said Tom Peghiny, President of Flight Design USA.
Flight Design CTLS
National Sales Manager, John Gilmore
noted, "Each CTLS airplane comes with dual Dynon glass displays,
Garmin GPS, autopilot, transponder and is the ideal platform to
train for more complex aircraft. Plus, this airplane is simple to
land, simple to fly, and has remarkably low operating expenses. The
support structure and parts availability will keep the plane in
good operation."
Reliability of the CTLS gets good field reports, as well. According
to one of the country's largest distributors, Tom Gutmann, of
Airtime Aviation, "CTLS does not spend a lot of time in the shop
for any maintenance issue."
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