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May 17, 2013
By The AVweb Editorial Staff
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New Terrain: Terrain and Obstacle Hazard Awareness for iPad
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On the flight training line, ancient 152s can still be more profitable, chiefly because LSAs lack a mature parts chain and repair support infrastructure. It's fair to say the entire foundation of
the GA industry was built on the back of the dowdy Cessna 150 and 152. But even the newest of these airframes date to aviation's Jurassic age. Some in the industry thought the light sport wave would
fill the need for new airframes as the old 150s and 172s become uneconomical to operate. To a degree, that has happened, but the wave has been more of a ripple than a tsunami. LSA sales have been
modest at best and these airplanes have proven more kite-like than even the venerable Piper Cub. Flight schools have found LSA economics less attractive than was originally thought and maintaining an
old Cessna is just more profitable.
To put some numbers on these otherwise vague sentiments, we recently visited a busy commercial flight school near Dallas—U.S. Aviation Group—which operates both older 152s and newer LSAs,
specifically the Remos line. We flew both airplanes, compared their flight characteristics and spoke with the staff about their impressions of teaching in both.
Click here to read the full article.
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Garmin Introduces Price Reductions on
All Handhelds & the New GDL 39
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*See site for details
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FBOs, Renters, Clubs, Refurbished, Experimental,
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click here to visit StarrCompanies.com. 
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