Our 2009 CTLS is in for its first annual inspection. I have a lot of time in it now and absolutely love the aircraft. It is everything the company claims, and more. It is stable (not twitchy), fast (110kts), and most importantly, a load hauler. The range is as advertised, and burning 4.5GPH it will stay in the air longer than your kidneys. Many LSAs have poor payloads, but this one carries a good load. The interior space is huge, at 49" wide across the shoulders, and more head and leg room than nearly any GA airplane. I am 6'4" so this is important. The owner of our FBO is 6'7", and he fits in it as well.
When you first fly it, you experience a little parallax problem because it is so wide and has a shorter nose than most aircraft, so there is a tendency to pull the nose left if you're in the left seat. An hour of dual fixes this quickly.
We have dual Dynon glass and a Garmin 430w in ours, and they are a joy to fly. I have flown the Dynon, Avidyne Entegra, and Garmin 1000 glass, and the Dynon is first rate and easy to learn (the Garmin is great, but the learning curve is steep).
We are now a Flight Design Dealer and Pilot Center and are working on becoming an FD Service Center as well. Our students love being able to fly a new, glass cockpit airplane. Feel free to come see us and fly our CTLS.
- Tim
Iowa Flight Training