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Re: Has Dan Johnson finally gone off his rocker?
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2020 10:34 pm
by Cockpit Chronicles
Cub Crafters and Legend are building LSA Cubs with 180 hp engines.
I don’t know Dan Johnson, but I sure do appreciate his videos and reviews. His site is a wealth of information.
Why the hate? Especially for someone who has given us so much.
Sigh.
Re: Has Dan Johnson finally gone off his rocker?
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2020 9:57 pm
by fatsportpilot
Cockpit Chronicles wrote:Cub Crafters and Legend are building LSA Cubs with 180 hp engines.
I don’t know Dan Johnson, but I sure do appreciate his videos and reviews. His site is a wealth of information.
Why the hate? Especially for someone who has given us so much.
Sigh.
My instructor says he doesn't trust him because he only describes the good aspects of different LSAs in his reviews instead of giving an unbiased comparison. It's not a bad thing because he's not biased towards some one company but it does mean that he'll point out that a plane has great stall characteristics but might not point out that it has a terrible useful load or something.
I like Dan Johnson even if he is a bit of an optimist.
Re: Has Dan Johnson finally gone off his rocker?
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 6:57 pm
by HornedFrogGrant
fatsportpilot wrote:My instructor says he doesn't trust him because he only describes the good aspects of different LSAs in his reviews instead of giving an unbiased comparison.
I agree, his "reviews" are definitely to be taken with a grain of salt. With that said, as President/Chairman of LAMA, it's literally his job to be an industry cheerleader.
Re: Has Dan Johnson finally gone off his rocker?
Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2020 8:54 pm
by Siddhartha
While I appreciate Dan's effort to put out all of the info that he does (especially regulatory updates), "cheerleader" was the same exact word that I came up with after viewing some of his "infomercials" for various S-LSAs. I can go to the manufacturer's website for that info; what I need are real-world unvarnished assessments about a candidate aircraft's flying qualities under various operational conditions, maintenance areas of concern, etc. from unbiased sources in order to make an informed purchase decision. Thankfully you can find that kind of info on this board.
Re: Has Dan Johnson finally gone off his rocker?
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 6:19 pm
by ryoder
My main feedback to Dan is to allow the person to speak more. He tends to speak for them too much. And yeah, it’s not a review.
I have never seen him review anything.