Flight Design's F2 is An All-Around, All-Composite Light Sport Aircraft

Flight Design’s F2 is An All-Around, All-Composite Light Sport Aircraft

Julie Boatman

Monday, April 05, 2021 at 03:58 PM ET

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The clean-sheet design that comprises the F2 comes from the rebirth of the company that created it. Glenn Watson

Key Takeaways:

The Flight Design F2 is a new-generation Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) designed for exceptional ease of flight and stability, particularly at low speeds, aiming to improve on previous models' reputations.
It incorporates advanced avionics (Garmin G3X Touch), unique safety features like AmSafe panel-mounted airbags and a standard ballistic parachute, and a simplified single-lever throttle-and-brake system.
Built with a robust all-carbon-fiber airframe and improved landing gear, the F2 is positioned as an ideal aircraft for both flight training and recreational use, benefiting from Flight Design's new ownership and enhanced manufacturing quality.

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The angle of attack readout on the PFD wasn’t the first thing that caught my attention. No, that would be the unending cry of the audible stall warning as we just couldn’t catch a break. We began a steady descent, nose high, and slowed somewhere below 39 knots.

We were flying rather well, all things considered; I could maneuver the F2 around within this part of the envelope, practically begging it to fall off and drop its nose past the horizon. It didn’t comply. Instead, with a little push of the stick and throttle, we flew right out of the deep end of the slow flight regime as soon as the airplane was asked.