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A unicorn.. Well I totally disagree with this article and the idea of flying unicorns. I earned my Sport license for a reason, many reasons to be exact. If I wanted to fly a scaled down Gulfstream I would have just gone and spent every penny I don't have. But being a single dad, supporting a family on a single paycheck forces me to fly unicorns. Unlike the majority of pilots who have a boatload of money (mostly on paper, but money none the less) I would be happy for an LSA that was affordable. The class I believe was designed just for that purpose and not for companies to be charging 90,000 plus for what is basically a Yugo or Chevette. I've resorted to build my own LSA to be able to enjoy the hobby, and from scratch! Why, there isn't one company out there that understands that an LSA is VFR only, and limited on top of that. Don't try and sell us the idea that we need glass panels, leather seats, expensive radios, top of the line avionics. What we need is a basic plane that has the basic gauges, is reliable, and isn't designed to line the pockets of the designer or fab that can punch out aluminum. It's a shame aviation just doesn't get it yet. I wish the Chinese would put out an import we could buy on the cheap. Maybe teach aviation manufacturing a lesson about greed like it did for the rest of the companies that outsourced years ago. How does it cost 20,000 for a kit that is 3,000 in material that I pay. Machine time does not cost 17,ooo. Come on. To prove it... AHRS units start at a grand for the basic model. I can buy 10DOF guts for 30 bucks on eBay and interface to a computer. Who puts the 970.00 in the pocket for profit? Aviation still doesn't get it!