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I’m pretty sure it will be. The max gross weight matches LSA requirements, and highwing is another market segment for Bristell.Jfly67 wrote:I wonder if this aircraft is coming to the USA ? I saw these pics earlier this week and think its a pretty sexy high wing.
600 kg is 1322 lbs. Minus two pounds and it’s an LSA! Plus Europe has many classes of light aircraft. I don’t see how that’s “shooting them in the foot.”Sling 2 Pilot wrote:IMHO, they are shooting themselves in the foot, with a 600kg MAUW. God only knows what they want for it? Bet it’s north of $210k.
Think he meant that they are designing a plane at 600 kg gross that will become immediately obsolete when new rules come into play - what they could have done is design for , say 1500-1600 lbs gross and then placard it for 1320 , the way TAF is handling Sling 2 planes.designrs wrote:600 kg is 1322 lbs. Minus two pounds and it’s an LSA! Plus Europe has many classes of light aircraft. I don’t see how that’s “shooting them in the foot.”Sling 2 Pilot wrote:IMHO, they are shooting themselves in the foot, with a 600kg MAUW. God only knows what they want for it? Bet it’s north of $210k.
Yeah, many but not all Bristell’s are north of $200k... so are Tecnams and a few others. I believe that Tecnam was over $200k for some models about three years ago!
Don’t forget the 912is 914 and now the 915is are pushing prices up from the ROTAX engine cost.
If you compare Bristell to SportCruiser today (which are running about $150k to $175k) I can see the value of spending the extra money... especially considering the recent production numbers, product refinement, and USA support team. On the other hand, SportCruiser is doing a very nice job at the $150k mark for the training markets and others.
Does anyone need a $200k LSA? Maybe, maybe not... but I do see the value in Bristell for those who are able and willing to spend it!
Probably right - immediately obsolete in 5 to 10 years, when rules that have not yet been settled on work their way through the interminable adoption process. Fortunately, their primary market is Europe, where they know exactly what the rules are...Warmi wrote:they are designing a plane at 600 kg gross that will become immediately obsolete when new rules come into play -