- Dual Dynon SkyView HDX displays
- Dynon autopilot
- Garmin com radio
By the numbers.
- Year and model2016 Czech Sport Aircraft SportCruiser
- EngineRotax 912 ULS
- Seats2, side by side
- CategoryLight sport
- Max gross weight1,320 lb
- Useful load432 lb
- Baggage40 lb, plus 22 lb in each wing locker
- Rate$165 an hour, wet, instruction not included
- Instruction$75 an hour
- Cruise108 KTAS
At 5,500 rpm and 3,000 ft on about 6.2 gallons an hour, or 94 KTAS on 5.0 gallons an hour at 5,000 rpm. SportCruiser type POH (PiperSport PS-POH-1-1-01 Rev 2, section 5.4, Rotax 912 ULS). N542SC's own POH is SC-POH-1-3-28.
One number, fuel included.
No fuel receipt, no guessing the pump price. The same two instruction rates apply in every airplane. Everything else is on the fleet page, and how training works is on the learn to fly page.
The rest of the fleet.
Every airplane rents at the same instruction rate, and every one is glass panel.
Common questions.
The things people ask before their first call. If yours is not here, ask me directly.
Why train on Dynon SkyView displays instead of Garmin?
Because seeing a second glass-panel family makes you a more adaptable pilot. Most of this fleet flies Garmin G3X Touch displays, while N542SC, a 2016 Czech Sport Aircraft SportCruiser, carries two Dynon SkyView HDX screens and a Dynon autopilot. Both systems show the same information, attitude, airspeed, altitude, navigation and engine data, but they organize menus and knobs differently. A pilot who is comfortable in both can rent or fly almost any modern light airplane without a long learning curve. The SportCruiser itself is a roomy low-wing light sport airplane with a sliding canopy and easy, forgiving handling, powered by a Rotax 912 ULS. It rents for 165 dollars an hour wet, with fuel included, and my instruction is 75 dollars an hour. It carries 40 pounds of baggage behind the seats plus 22 pounds in each wing locker, and it is available to rent solo after a checkout.