Originally Posted by
Rotor2prop
That never crossed my mind! Very true!
In a way, its better. Have an S-LSA, need to replace a part, can't find it. Call the manufacture, tell them what you can get, and they can (and do, in some cases) approve it right there.
At the same time, in this case, Cessna says, no, you'll need to buy a 172 to do private training, making the system bad.