The Cessna 162

Backup gauges? In a VFR aircraft? Don't need no stinkin' backup gauges.

"Son, all I need to fly is an oil pressure gauge and a spit can!"
//end crusty old pilot imitation
 
MoMatt said:
Backup gauges? In a VFR aircraft? Don't need no stinkin' backup gauges.

"Son, all I need to fly is an oil pressure gauge and a spit can!"
//end crusty old pilot imitation
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I think the market would open up dramatically if they could sell this as an IFR aircraft as well. Too bad I think the LSA market might not be enough to keep this in production for a long time.
 
Well, I was going to reply with:
Cessna 162 + IFR = C172, thinking that the $100k+ price tag on the 162 is already high enough as an LSA.....

But from Cessna's website:
G1000 Equipped Skyhawk 172S: $254,500 :eek:

Wow. Who knew?

At any rate, Cessna's been around so long for a reason. If there were a market for it, they'd be there.
 
MoMatt said:
At any rate, Cessna's been around so long for a reason. If there were a market for it, they'd be there.
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True but think of the opportunities when you can cross market a platform to more then just one segment of a market.
 
The flight school that I rent from got their confirmation from Cessna today for the 162. They had to be at the bank this morning when it opened to wire transfer money to Cessna. I guess this will guarantee them a plane within its first year of production or something. What they say and what actually happened are probably 2 totally different things.

I for one have some issues with the whole sport pilot rating, but thats just me. Not the plane... the rating.

On a final note, I think the "Sky Catcher" is a bit of a pansy name.
 
Okay, so what would it take for Cessna to get this certified in the Standard category > VFR/IFR?

Is it a big jump to go from LSA certification to Standard certification?

Symphony tried the 2 seat trainer and failed, though Diamond seems to have been fairly successful.

There is something to be said for Cessna trying new things; it's been a while since anyone's given them decent competition. About time, too.
 
I don't like it that it doesn't require a medical, also it's not a real license as recognized by ICAO.
 
MoMatt said:
Come in, radio!

What issues do you have with Sport Pilot? Just curious...
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I am thinking the same thing as Cessnaflyer. For one, you don't need a medical, and number two being that the number of hours required for a rating is a bit low for my liking. The plane is capable of doing just as much damage as any other plane, so I feel that those pilots should at least be required to have the same amount of training/hours as a PPL.
 
Seems like not enough airplane for $100K..

I can think of probably 15 or 20 aircraft I'd buy well before I'd spend $100K clammos on the SC..
 
I am thinking this is going to be great and this will define the way flight training is done.

Hopefully the 172s and up will be for the airline track folks and these LSAs such as the new Cessna will be for the weekend warrior types. When the user fee system comes, they can keep all these LSA outfits at outlying class G/E airports and keep them away from the busy terminal areas.

This would be kind of nice if they can seperate the airline track people from the folks that just want to fly GA stuff. If you want to do both, that is fine but you would need to do each type of training.

There are tons of people that want to fly, but not many that want to do all the training that is required when they won't use many aspects of it in real life. Maybe this type of approach will also produce more career flight instructors as opposed to the people who just instruct to build time?
 
I don't know -- there are a lot of cooler looking and cheaper LSAs out there. I figure those are going to get a look before Cessna's plane.

But hey, they've been in business for a long time so they probably know what they're doing.
 
True, but this will surely bring alot of attention to the new sport rating. The way things are going, the private pilot rating is just getting too expensive for the average joe to obtain. If the price were reduced by half (which I think this plane could do) then alot more folks who just want to learn to fly will be able to play in the sandbox.
 
I hope they go ahead with a non-LSA version of it later... those 152's are getting up there in age and something will have to replace them... and it aint the Symphony.
 
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