Piper ditches the PiperSport
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Piper ditches the PiperSport
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Piper Aircraft, Inc. - PIPER TO TERMINATE PIPERSPORT DISTRIBUTOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
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Piper Aircraft, Inc. - PIPER TO TERMINATE PIPERSPORT DISTRIBUTOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
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didn't the company go under pretty much before Piper called it the PiperSport
I wanted to, but never liked the PiperSport. They put so many luxuries on the SportCruiser that it's got the same anaemic usable load as the Cessna 162.
Plus it was always going to look like a "me too" aircraft rather than a "real" Piper, where the 162, for better or worse, is a real Cessna design.
Torn between saying "it's sad" and "goodbye and good riddance".
Name one light aircraft manufacturer that isn't perpetually at the point of "going under" (Any company not named Cessna!)
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Name one light aircraft manufacturer that isn't perpetually at the point of "going under" (Any company not named Cessna!)
Jabiru
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Perhaps he means that the Cessna was designed by Cessna themselves, whereas the Pipersport was just an agreement where the pre-existing Czech SportCruiser became the PiperSport. Not unlike how Cirrus bought the Polaris FK-14 and called it the Cirrus SRS LSA. Apologies if the FK-14 number is incorrect.
If you're referring to the "better or worse" part, then beats me...
If you're referring to the "better or worse" part, then beats me...
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Please explain
Worse: Cessna still thinks the average pilot with bags and gear weighs less than 80kg. Other LSA makers, like CT, Jabiru, Evektor and CZAW seem to live in the real world in that regard.
Bummer they don't market a 650 KG version, would be perfect for GA schools.