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Originally Posted by Kamak86
Nice story, i just LOVE when pilots do not talk on unicom.... 
If its the same sportys (im assuming only one) then im only 20 miles from their airport. Clermont Co if sportys only has one shop, im not sure if they have any other ones. |
I think they only have one shop because when you order online it has "Fly-In" shipping. The catalog says they are at I69, Clermont County (Ohio) but I don't have a sectional for that area. The plane for the sweepstakes is a Cessna 162 Skycatcher. It must be a new model as I have never seen one before. From the looks of it, it's kind of an upgraded 150 death box with Garmin G300 avionics. It's hard to tell from the picture of the cockpit, but it almost looks like it's a stick instead of a yoke, definitely not high-performance because there's no prop knob. If you have a Sporty's catalog handy it's on page 7. Single stack radio/transponder, 2-seater. I am going to look into it a little more, I'm assuming Cessna has a website. I wouldn't mind flying a free 150/152/162, but it's not something I would want to do every day.
Edit: According to Cessna, it has 100hp at 2800RPM, with a range of 470nm at 118 knots. Maybe if the pilot weighs 40lbs. It's definitely a stick instead of a yoke, but it's a weird stick. The stick is mounted on the same type of bar that a 172 yoke is mounted on, I am not sure how that works out. Cessna is advertising a climb rate of 890fpm and a service ceiling of 15,500. If anybody has flown one of the new "SkyCatchers," I'd really like to hear about how they actually perform. If BoP comes out this week instead of next, I'll consider it a very lucky week and start getting ready to win a plane from Sporty's.