Originally Posted by
Waitingformins
The cheapest answer for everyone is to allow flight training for profit in an experimental aircraft with a MOgas approval. The reality is MOgas is a much more quality controlled than in the 60's and the Rotax engines are just a safe or safer as an O-200. Flight training would fall to the cost of ITT, ITI tech curriculum and not one minute of insructional value lost.
. Have you guys seen this?
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PvEfDmldrIM. Seems like a good idea, but a person or school is still getting a used 152 for almost 100k. I wonder if these "new" 152s will qualify for the mogas STC. I am with you on the mogas issue. That would save so much money. It is a shame getting more headway on mogas wasn't done in the past. I also like the Rotax engines, but their throttle response is insane!! I'm OK with the Rotax as long as a friction lock is included to physically slow down the throttle input. As far as sport planes themselves.... has anyone flown in one much less given instruction to primary students in them? Good lord!! No bueno!! I'll take a Cessna or Piper any day--these are MUCH more forgiving airplanes.
With all that said I'm surprised the regionals haven't bought a few Cessna 150s with the auto fuel STC. They could use them to help pilots finish off their hours, and probably even double them up by doing safety pilot flying. Pay a flight school to supervise the program.