Sunday, December 6, 2009

Re: [Titanaircraft] Re: SLSA for IFR?

Not stable enough? It depends on the design. LSA aircraft are just as stable as anything else, but the same gust or updraft that doesn't affect a 737, upsets lighter aircraft proportionally. The Tornado has little positive stability overall and neutral stability in the rudder. That's what makes them handle so well. Or--do you mean LSA aircraft don't have positive stability to where won't fly all day without a pilot at the controls? That would be an incorrect blanket statement for LSA aircraft. There was a RANS S-6 that took off without a pilot and flew until it ran out of fuel. Now that's what I call positive stability.

--Kimberly


----- Original Message -----
From: daleandee
To: Titanaircraft@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2009 7:59 PM
Subject: [Titanaircraft] Re: SLSA for IFR?



Not sure I agree with that.

As a Sport Pilot Certificate holder I'll never do it but others are
doing it. Cessna would be smart to set up the C-162 to be IFR capable.
Then it would be a much more valuable trainer for Sport, Private,
Instrument, ect.

Most LSA aircraft would be a disaster in IMC as they are not stable
enough. BTW, an excellent thread was just recently run on this topic
over on the Sport Aircraft Yahoo group.

FWIW,

Dale
N28YD

--- In Titanaircraft@yahoogroups.com, "ls78705" <lstavenhagen@...>

> ... And no sane pilot would fly an SLSA IFR, much less in actual.

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