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I am pleased to see this aircraft being delivered even if I am a little sad (as an Aussie) that it is not being built in the USA. The steady loss of manufacturing capacity in developed countries is another topic. I think the C162 is vindication of the wisdom of all those people involved in getting the LSA category going - hats off to you all. Two small points: 1. What was the outcome of the spin testing crashes? Did Cessna make further changes after the prototype with the redesigned vertical tail also entered an unrecoverable spin? Or did they just say, "this was testing outside the normal envelope anyway". 2. While I am sure that the lower cost of learning in LSAs when combined with the brand recognition of Cessna will lead to more student pilots, I think a wider effort is needed to introduce new generations to flying. I am thinking of programs that match kids with pilots in the local area so that most, if not all kids get to go up in an aircraft and maybe even fly somewhere and do something at the other end. It was a paradigm-shifting experience like this that whet my appetite for flying and has resulted in my current study towards an ATPL and who knows what else. regards, John Hogan. PS - a comment directed to Flyingmag.com - why does a subscriber like myself from Brisbane, Australia need to pretend he is from Manitoba (and google a zip code for same) in order to comment? It seems a little strange given the world wide circulation of Flying magazine.