I'm with Jeff on this. While the negative observations about the 162 all have some validity, I'm getting the impression that you guys are just looking for something not to like.
I for one, am impressed by the 162. It's everything it should be in my opinion. My only complaint is cost, $110K, but I understand why that is.
I have only one "downer" observation. At $110K+ how many customers can there possibly be? We all hear that interest in GA is way down, if there aren't enough customers for $20K airplanes, how many are there for $110K airplanes that perform pretty much like $20K airplanes?
Clearly, there is excitement around the LSA spec, and so hopefully a bunch of new folks who weren't formerly interested in airplane ownership will get involved.
But the pessimist in me has trouble believing it will amount to much. I hope I'm wrong, and I'm gradually getting caught up in the excitement. I do find the LSA airplanes very appealing, especially the 162, but I also like several others, like the legend cub and the kitfox derivative.
