Cessna delivered its first Model 162 SkyCatcher, marking its entry into the light-sport aircraft (LSA) market and establishing itself as a leader in affordable flight training.
The SkyCatcher significantly reduces the cost of learning to fly and is supported by a new computer-based pilot training system.
Certified through industry standards rather than direct FAA oversight, the LSA allows for more cost-effective production and inclusion of sophisticated electronics.
Priced at $110,000, equipped with a 100 hp Continental engine and Garmin G300 avionics, over 1,000 SkyCatchers are 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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