FlyingMonkey Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 AOPA article: https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2019/january/31/flight-design-back-up-to-speed?fbclid=IwAR2-ZHCHHJDUkRJUDDp-LmnytqVb1lAQ-chgqTpC2QXTxDPczeFFPiyjIos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGLyme Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Thanks for posting. I am one of the 12 deliveries... and I love the CTLSi. Glad I went FD. Say the reconstituted CTSW, with the injected engine, carries 80 lbs more than my model. That is a significant gain and at $145k, brand new, that's a good deal. Sometimes the best answers are right under the nose. My plane was a bunch more than that, but let's face it hat racks and a 3rd Dynon are expensive...; ) Begs the question, are the handling differences noticeable from the CTSW to the CTLS? I'll bet not too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted February 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 1 hour ago, AGLyme said: Thanks for posting. I am one of the 12 deliveries... and I love the CTLSi. Glad I went FD. Say the reconstituted CTSW, with the injected engine, carries 80 lbs more than my model. That is a significant gain and at $145k, brand new, that's a good deal. Sometimes the best answers are right under the nose. My plane was a bunch more than that, but let's face it hat racks and a 3rd Dynon are expensive...; ) Begs the question, are the handling differences noticeable from the CTSW to the CTLS? I'll bet not too much. I think the consensus is that the CTLS improves two aspects: 1) Landing gear is more forgiving - not an issue because the new airplane has the uprated CTLS gear. 2) The shorter fuselage of the CTSW makes it a little more yaw happy and "squirrelly" in rough air. I have flown in some pretty bad turbulence and it's manageable, but a little more yaw stability would certainly be a good thing. And of course the hat rack. Kind of a joke but the rack also gives rear quarter windows, which I really would like; the CTSW rear view is pretty bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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