Question of the Week
According the NTSB, last week’s Cessna 172S incident in St. Augustine included crankshaft failure — and the engine was a Lycoming. This week, AVweb wants to know how you react to the news. PLUS: Results of last week’s poll on the predictions for a robust VLJ market.
Last week, AVweb asked our readers if there really is a market for "thousands" of very light jets. Since you'll be the ones buying them, it seemed like a good idea ... .
Our always-cautious readership gravitated toward the maybe answer, citing that the number of VLJs on order may be very different from the number that are eventually delivered. 48% of those who responded stayed within the maybe category.
On the yes/no front, our readership was pretty evenly divided. 15% said yes, there's definitely a market - while slightly more of you (21%) said no.
The remaining 16% of respondents opted for our two more esoteric choices - 20 of you going out on a limb to say that VLJs will eventually eliminate the market for piston-twins, and 14 of you saying that the orders are proof positive that the market exists.
*** THIS WEEK'S QUESTION ***
News of a crankshaft failure in a Lycoming engine. How does that make you feel?
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