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  1. FSDO is your local Flight Standards District Office, yours would be in Jax so a phone call would be better. They can explain your options. Do you have a copy of the operating limitations for that plane? Those would be helpful as well. I'm just a lonely ole "Sport Pilot" so IFR to me is I Follow Roads. That I can do very well. You'd have to wait on better answers from our resident Private Pilots here. If you believe ANYTHING coming out of the dealers mouth in Utah you're in for a rude awakening. The factory has NEVER wanted to support legacy aircraft and they continue to blow smoke up our "you know what" and it's been the same song and dance from them for nearly 8 years now. Nothing has changed in this time and nothing ever will. The parts they have on hand in Utah are to fix the broken aircraft in their flight school that get damaged on a regular basis. I know this first hand from the last A&P who worked for the dealer when it was here in Florida. Dave our admin stated he's been waiting on a very simple part from the factory for over a year now, maybe longer. Still believe the folks in Utah? All I'm saying is dont hold your breath waiting on the factory for anything, convert to E-LSA and move on from them. You'll save yourself a ton of headaches. Ask me how I know. A turbine option? Really? They dont even know how to put a 912is engine in a SportCruiser let alone a turbine. What a bunch of idiots over there. This has to be the 4th or 5th "project" that they say is "coming soon" and we never see it. I'll bet you see "new seats" in the next SportCruiser before you see a turbine. A turbine wont matter to the LSA market anyway. Stepping down off my soapbox now and going to enjoy my weekend putting the finishing touches on my new Skyview panel upgrade.
  2. So basically any SportCruiser with glass panel(s), a moving map display (either integrated into the glass like Skyview or a separate GPS with moving map like a Garmin product) and an autopilot will be considered a TAA aircraft. I'd also recommend that you read the CURRENT operating limitations for the plane you are wanting to buy. It will spell out what's allowed. There are some SportCruisers that are day, VFR only. Newer SportCruisers for training as a TAA aircraft will certainly have different operating limitations than a 2010 PiperSport. When in doubt contact your local FSDO and pay them a visit with the current aircraft operation limitations in hand.
  3. Hi Tom, congrats and welcome to the forum. The legacy aircraft are great planes. I have a 2007 based in Zephyrhills and I live in Clearwater.
  4. I try real hard to not go back for seconds. Everything in moderation.
  5. As I understand it you can do this with an E-AB (experimental amateur built) and you "the builder" are required to go back into the flight testing phase and notify your local FSDO of these tests. So, since I didn't build my plane the manufacture would have to conduct flight tests and certify that the aircraft is capable of a higher MTOW and I just don't see cruiser aircraft doing this for the legacy fleet. Given their track record I wouldn't hold my breath for them to do anything. We are all just guessing here at MOSAIC, no one knows what, if anything, will happen with the existing fleet. Again, none of the proposed changes will change my mission for my SportCruiser. I'm still going to go to pancake breakfasts, fly up and down the gulf coast of Florida and fly around for that $100 veggie burger. This is what I bought the plane for.
  6. Hi Bruzman and welcome. I've seen the Jabiru you are talking about and yes it was built as a 4 place aircraft. With a little ingenuity they made it fit the S-LSA category. Good for them. As for the SportCruiser, I seriously doubt that cruiser aircraft will be retroactive with the new rules, whenever they come out, on the existing fleet of SportCruisers. They may "grandfather" in some of the very newest planes but don't hold your breath for it. I also seriously doubt that cruiser aircraft will do anything for the legacy fleet of SportCruisers. It's simply too much liability for them to take on. They can barely keep the doors open at this time and they are having a lot of difficulty fulfilling simple parts orders. And we all know that "R&D" costs a lot of money that they just don't have. If they ever sell a new plane in the US again after the new rules come out it may qualify for the higher MTOW but I'll bet you dollars to donuts that it'll also have a higher MSRP to complement that higher MTOW. I personally don't care about a higher MTOW as it wont affect me either way. My legacy 2007 SportCruiser fit's my mission perfectly.
  7. Let me know when you do, I hear we have cheap fuel if you like that 100LL stuff in your Rotax. I'm heading up to Gainesville for the weekend and then up to Cannon Creek Airpark on Saturday to pick up my new Dynon goodies for my panel upgrade. Looking forward to meeting up sometime.
  8. Yes, great video and welcome to the forum. I'm in Clearwater and hangar my SportCruiser in Zephyrhills. Here's your first bit of advice, I saw your pic of the plane on the ramp in Cross City with the canopy open in the Florida sun. Never leave the canopy open if the sun is behind the aircraft, it'll act like a parabolic mirror and start melting things or worse. Congrats on the purchase.
  9. Welcome Buddy and good luck with the rest of your training. Going from a 172 to a SportCruiser will be like going from a moving truck to a Porsche. It’s an amazing airplane with a ton of ramp appeal and it’s a blast to fly. Lots of SportCruiser owners in Texas. Have you had a chance to fly one yet? Hopefully you’ll get some good info from this forum and we can help answer any questions you might have.
  10. Really? Just another fabrication to ease your worries/fear. I just looked at the most current FAA data and there are TWO 2023 SportCruisers in the USA and both registered to individuals. None registered to the flight school or "dealer" in Utah, I dont know what they are calling themselves now. One guy California and one guy in Utah, again, both registered to an individual. If "over half of sales are in the USA" where are they hiding them? Again, there are two 2023 SportCruisers here. According to them there should be over 30 here by now if half of them come here and they produce 3-5 a month. Just more lies to make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside James. The next newest SportCruiser that I could find from a quick scan of the data is a 2019. The saga continues.....
  11. If this is your idea of "entertainment" you're not doing it right. Seriously though, why?
  12. Dave, can I ask why you simply dont make this bracket? I know you have the skills and resources......and you're E-LSA. Why on earth would you wait for something that may never come? Just curious.
  13. Welcome mdkeiper, this is the best place to learn about everything SportCruiser. Are you currently a pilot or training? Sport pilot? Private pilot? There are several owners/members in Texas.
  14. I saw the Tucano replica at Sebring back in 2016 or 2017 and then again in Deland in 2021 if I remember correctly. The SportCruiser is still better looking but then again I'm a bit biased towards the SportCruiser. Thanks for the pic Dale, she's a blank canvas waiting for some cool graphics. All aircraft should come that way so you can add your own graphics and change them when you get bored. Not to mention, vinyl graphics weigh less than paint.
  15. Welcome to the forum Dale. This is a great bunch of people with a lot of collective knowledge on everything SportCruiser. Well Dave, the Gulf is like a hot tub right now around Florida so if that's ok for Dale then yes jump on in.
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