5th Annual USA CT Fly-In held in Page, Arizona
CTLS – CTsw – CT2K Enthusiasts Gathered in Page, Arizona
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA / October 27, 2011 – A flock of Flight Design CT series Light-Sport Aircraft flew in from all over the southwestern U.S. to attend the Fifth Annual National CT Fly-in in Page Arizona. The event took place over October 14-16, 2011.
Possessing the largest fleet in the Light-Sport Aircraft sector by a wide margin (nearly double the #2 seller), Flight Design is the most likely company to hold annual single-brand gatherings. Few other LSA producers have enough aircraft in a region to make such an event viable.
“Approximately 35 CTs attended the Fly-In,” observed John Doman, Director of Business Development and Global Sales & Marketing for Flight Design GmbH. Along with about 60 persons overall, John attended the Fly-in on behalf of manufacturer Flight Design GmbH of Germany. Most of the attendees were of retirement age, a common attribute among those buying and operating Light-Sport Aircraft, noted Doman. A few attendees were in the 25-40 age group. The majority of buyers purchased their CT for the ability to fly without an FAA Medical.
What is a CTsw’s Lap time?
Recently CTsw Owner Fred McCall was returning from Dolphin Island trip in a CT. His boss had just finished racing at Mobile International Speedway and “Larry the Cable guy” was doing some work for his ” Only in America” show at the same track. Mixing Racing, TV, Airplanes and mobile phones it was a natural that he was asked to do a fly by with the CT. Watch the Take off here and time the lap. Read the rest of this entry »
Tow Bar Service Bulletin
This SB affects ONLY aircraft that have tow bar interface installed and it must be implemented as defined in chapter 1.1.
Reason: The towing interface has been installed with hand towing in mind, as is appropriate for such a light aircraft. We have received reports that aircraft have been towed with vehicles, and the end stops of the nose wheel steering have not been considered properly. This lead to damages in the nose wheel stoppers. Read the rest of this entry »
Early Bird C4 Ordering Details
“Early Bird” Advance Order Process
CALL 860-963-7272 to place Credit Card Order
- Program dates: April 13, 2011 until first flight of C4 Prototype or reaching serial number 100, whatever comes first. Early Bird Brochure Read the rest of this entry »
‘Round the World Book Available
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At the recently concluded AERO 2011 in Friedrichshafen, Germany, the book Azimut270 was released to the market for the first time. This beautifully and professionally produced volume chronicles the exciting adventure of circumnavigating the world by Swiss pilots, Yannick Bovier and Francisco Agullo, as they Read the rest of this entry »
CTLS Water Landings Underway at Sebring
The CTLS was flying from the Runway at SEF five minutes away to Lake Jackson everyday during Sebring LSA Expo. A quick 100 Knot cruise after a short takeoff with Tom Gutmann of Airtime Aviation, John Gilmore of Flight Design staff enjoyed the experience of a series of water landings and takeoffs. Once you were over the strange feeling of a CTLS on short final with only water ahead, the thrill shown in this photo was obvious.
The floats are now approved and available for $42,000 including a new Sensenich 3 blade prop that gets the plane out of the water in 15-20 seconds at full gross weights.
Key West to 2 feet of Ice in 8 hrs
Fred of Wisconsin sent us these photos of N469K, after his second
trip of the year to Florida. Went to Key West between Christmas and New Years. Platteville to Sebring, one gas stop in Rome Ga. in 8 hrs flat, with a mere 10 knt tailwind part of the way.
Yesterday, we landed and took off all day from a backwater of the Mississippi that our cabin sits on. The ice was smooth and 2 ft thick. What a marvelous little plane.
