nothing wrong with a carb'd engine. Good, reliable and low-cost, although from what I hear from a person in-the-know, the carb is actually a long way from low-cost. If they had 'automatic' carb heat at anything less than full throttle, it could work very well and be very economical.
Anyway, Cessna have never been renowned for moving the pace of GA along - they are the Fiesta of the skies, so it would be wrong to expect a glass space-ship with optional teleporting. Nice name too - Cessna Skyscratcher!
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