Hello, I just took possession of a brand new SportCruiser (S-LSA) last week. I'm training for my sport pilot cert and having an absolute blast. I just turned 50 and this has been the culmination of a life-long dream. I started flying in my 20s (172s and Cherokees) but ran out of money and never completed my PPL. It's taken a long time to get to the point in life where now I have the financial resources to do this. I've flown other LSAs (Tecnam, Sling LSA, RV-12) but absolutely fell in love with the SC.
The Salt Lake City metro area has a good infrastructure for this aircraft. I bought mine from the authorized dealer who is based at KBTF and owns a large flight school which maintains a fleet of SCs. I'll be using the services of the flight school's outstanding A&P in the short term and perhaps will transition to E-LSA and learn to do more on my own in the future.
My aircraft is perfect for its mission: flying leisurely around the Great Salt Lake which is a little tricky with the KSLC bravo and nearby military operations. The plane's got all the bells and whistles, BRS included. However this comes at a cost of an empty weight of 900lbs. This makes training sessions limited to about 1.5 hours. The low useful load is an issue for training, but as soon as I get certified for solo flight, my limiting factor will be my bladder.
Anyway, I'm thrilled to have found this site. The collective knowledge of this community will be invaluable and hopefully I can get to the point where I can be a productive contributor.
