I stand behind lassante. The LSA concept was brilliant, but perhaps poorly promoted. I think new pilots and old pilots alike; both enjoy well built, safe, certified aircraft that are well equipped with the latest technology. The aircraft industry has not found a way to produce LSA’s at generally affordable prices since they haven’t successfully found a way to sell them in quantity. The fractional ownership concept that lassante talks about with AAP presents an avenue for LSA’s to be sold to fractional owners at a price that is affordable. Throw in the free certification / transition training and I think that’s a deal that would attract pilots and non-pilots alike.
I bought a 1 year old Accura MDX and spent 40K. That makes 25K for an 1/8 share in new Bristell look pretty attractive to me. That’s why I took the time to check out AAP in detail and that’s why I am now an AAP “Air Share Owner” in a new LSA. I love my MDX but it won’t “Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before”. I would put money on the fact that the LSA market is not dead….. “Oh wait, I already did that”!
