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Pre-Owned LSAs Offer Recreational Flying Fun on Any Budget

Bargain prices and advanced avionics can be found on the used light sport aircraft market.

Dan Pimentel
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A 2018 Bristell for sale with 400 hours and a Rotax 912iS engine. [Courtesy: Trade-A-Plane]
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Key Takeaways:

  • The pre-owned Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) market is experiencing strong demand, with quality aircraft selling quickly and "days-on-market" significantly decreasing.
  • The used LSA market offers a wide range of options across different price points, from highly affordable vintage models to well-equipped, late-model aircraft that provide significant savings compared to new ones.
  • Buyers can find excellent value in used LSAs, with examples showing well-equipped planes available at various budget levels.
  • As with any pre-owned aircraft, thorough pre-buy inspections and meticulous logbook reviews are crucial to ensure a dependable and economical purchase.
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Once you have determined that flying a light sport airplane fits your personal aviation mission, it is time to get out your debit card (or sign loan docs) and buy something shiny for your hangar. After a bit of online shopping for new LSA models, you are stoked by the level of advanced avionics they offer, but floored at the sticker price.

So you go to Plan B: Looking for a nice, previously flown, used LSA.

Dan Pimentel

Dan Pimentel is an instrument-rated private pilot and former airplane owner who has been flying since 1996. As an aviation journalist and photographer, he has covered all aspects of the general and business aviation communities for a long list of major aviation magazines, newspapers and websites. He has never met a flying machine that he didn’t like, and has written about his love of aviation for years on his Airplanista blog. For 10 years until 2019, he hosted the popular ‘Oshbash’ social media meetup events at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

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