Cessna delivered its first Model 162 SkyCatcher, marking its entry into the Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) market and a new business line focused on flight training.
The SkyCatcher aims to make flight training significantly more affordable, supported by a new interactive, computer-based pilot training system.
Certified under LSA standards for cost-effective manufacturing, the $110,000 aircraft features a 100 hp engine and Garmin G300 avionics, with over 1,000 units already on order.
Just before the new year, Cessna delivered the first Model 162 SkyCatcher to Rose Pelton, the wife of Cessna President and CEO Jack Pelton. Rose planned to use her new 162 to — what else? — learn to fly.
The delivery took place across the field from Cessna at Yingling Aircraft, where the first SkyCatchers will be assembled after coming in from the factory in China.
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