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Cessna -- Skycatcher
With Special Light-Sport Aircraft #1 from the biggest general aviation producer, Cessna showed off Rose Pelton's very own aircraft that she flew to Sebring from Wichita. The wife of company CEO, Jack, this is Rose's own airplane and she was kind enough to let us show you around it. Jump inside with us as we show you around the 1,000+ selling Skycatcher. |
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Skycatcher Ramps Up Deliveries -- Paradise Airbags, 04/08/2010
SPLOG begins: Molly McMillin of the Wichita Eagle reports today that Cessna is speeding up its deliveries of the C-162 throughout 2010, after delays were announced early in the year. The announcement was made at the Aero Expo in Germany today. *** McMillin also writes |
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Going Multimedia (Reluctantly at First), 01/27/2010
SPLOG begins: Lots of other aviation news organizations embraced multimedia before ByDanJohnson.com did. We figured online was already quite lively with hyperlinks and true interactivity as represented by our exclusive PlaneFinder 2.0 feature. *** About a year ago, |
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One Production Skycatcher Here... 999+ to Follow, 10/29/2009
SPLOG begins: It begins! The long awaited arrival of Cessna into the ranks of Special Light-Sport Aircraft has begun, with the first Shenyang-produced Skycatcher arriving in Wichita. The company reports taking more than 1,000 orders. At Oshkosh 2009, company officials |
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Here Comes Cessna Skycatcher...Right on Schedule, 08/11/2009
SPLOG begins: Through the years of design development, few expected Cessna would delay their release of the Skycatcher . Any naysayers were wrong. *** At several meetings with Cessna leaders at Oshkosh 2009, I consistently heard that a small number of Skycatchers would |
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Catching Up with Cessna's Skycatcher Plans, 11/10/2008
SPLOG begins: Everyone interested in Light-Sport Aircraft is aware of Cessna's loss of prototype #1 when it entered an "unrecoverable spin." After Cirrus Design announced a slowdown in the development of their SRS, people have been wondering if Cessna would alter their |
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Flying through Turbulence; Even Big Boys Affected, 10/29/2008
SPLOG begins: Most producers in the Light-Sport Aircraft sector welcomed the LSA market entry announced by Cessna and Cirrus at Oshkosh 2007. July of last year looks like the "good old days," as aviation from LSA to VLJs -- essentially all of GA -- is roiled by global |
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Prototype Skycatcher Flies; CEO Pelton Feted, 03/12/2008
SPLOG begins: A Russian business aviation website released early news of Cessna making their first Skycatcher flight in Wichita, Kansas. LSA news spans the globe...when it's about Cessna . *** Jets.RU correspondent Paul Richfield wrote, "Cessna's 162 Skycatcher prototype |
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More Details Emerge on Cessna's China Plan, 12/17/2007
SPLOG begins: Details continue to emerge regarding Cessna's plan to have the Skycatcher built in China . After fabrication, assembly, and flight test north of Beijing, Skycatchers will be partly disassembled and packed in containers for ocean shipment to the USA. Cessna |
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Cessna's Skycatcher Will Be Built in China, 11/28/2007
SPLOG begins: It's rare for the Wall Street Journal to print a single word about Light-Sport Aircraft, but today's edition has the Skycatcher at the top of the front page. Confirming earlier speculations, the Wichita airplane company has chosen to build its LSA in |
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Skycatcher Increases Orders; LSA Industry Adjusts, 10/09/2007
SPLOG begins: Cessna reported 920 orders for Skycatcher in the 10 weeks between EAA's AirVenture and AOPA's Expo . Curiously, FAA data for SLSA registered through September 2007 showed a slip in the pattern of steady monthly growth. Does it sound logical that Cessna's |
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LSA Market Shares Stabilize But Change On Horizon, 08/09/2007
SPLOG begins: In the month of July 2007 the LSA industry registered 71 more aircraft bringing the total to 904 fixed wing airplanes . That represents a spurt of 11% in one month and an even 60% growth in registered LSA since January 1st 2007. *** In all categories, |
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Cessna Debuts Its Skycatcher LSA at Oshkosh, 07/22/2007
SPLOG begins: In a major ceremony the day before AirVenture Oshkosh opened, Cessna debuted a "full-scale mock-up" of the Skycatcher . And indeed it showed some fresh ideas. But first, the answers to common questions. *** Bowing to the established A&P community the |
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Cessna Announces a "Go" for their LSA, 07/10/2007
SPLOG begins: Few will be surprised at this point, but today Cessna made their official announcement that they will proceed with their LSA program. Though we've already seen a proof-of-concept aircraft, the Wichita company says they will unveil a full-scale mockup |
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Cessna Sport Sports a New Nose Job, 04/26/2007
SPLOG begins: Sun 'n Fun 2007 brought several interesting announcements; you'll want to keep reading SPLOG in the days ahead. One surprise was what Cessna did with the Sport , their possible entry into the LSA field. Comments ranged from, "Now, that's the right engine |
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Come See Them All...at the Sebring LSA Expo, 01/04/2007
SPLOG begins: We're down to the last week before the 2007 Sebring LSA Expo kicks off a new year in sport aviation. In attendance will be every market-leading airplane and some in the works. One of the most watched of these is the Cessna LSA . The company is still working |
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Cessna Visit; Checking Progress Toward Their LSA, 11/28/2006
SPLOG begins: Yesterday, I paid a visit to Cessna Aircraft and was generously hosted by John Doman, their VP of worldwide prop aircraft sales, Roger Martin, director of prop marketing, and Darren Jones, one of Cessna's LSA Core Team members and a principal author of |
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Cessna LSA Flies, Prepares for Sebring, More..., 10/23/2006
SPLOG begins: Unless you were hiding out in Italian vineyards like I was, you know Cessna flew their LSA on Friday the 13th (no superstition in Wichita, evidently). EAA's Sport Pilot website has more details (and in-flight photo proof). What you may not know is that |
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Cessna Unveils Their Light-Sport Aircraft POC, 07/24/2006
SPLOG begins: Almost first thing on opening day at AirVenture, Cessna lifted the black covering that kept their Proof-of-Concept LSA a secret. The veil is off and now we all know what the world's largest airplane builder has in mind. Top Cessna officials, including |
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Unveiling New LSA at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2006, 07/15/2006
SPLOG begins: What fascinating new airplanes might we expect at AirVenture 2006 in only a few days? Excitement surrounds Cessna 's "proof-of-concept" entry. The company has no final determination, but they'll reveal their PoC LSA near AeroShell Square at 9:30 on opening |
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