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Old 17th Jan 2011, 16:42
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Rod1
 
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Me too!

From the report

“In 2007, the Popular Flying Association (now the Light Aircraft Association) required flight tests of the SportCruiser to evaluate its suitability for issue of a UK permit to fly, which was subsequently granted. From the flight test report, at just less than MLW (598 kg) and using normal braking, the landing distance from 50 ft on a tarmac runway was recorded as 327 m.”

The SC has a 12kn max demonstrated cross wind, which was the reason the pilot landed on the grass in the first place. That must be very restricting!

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