$30,000 new, yours for only $22,000 (an $8,000 savings)
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The Flightstar II SC is the "flagship" of the Flightstar line-up. It's
a great two-place trainer, with plenty of power for short field takeoffs and strong climbs. With a fully-enclosed cockpit, you can comfortably fly all winter, and you can remove the doors to stay cool in the summer. With a 70 mph cruise speed, it's a great cross-country aircraft, too. The tricycle landing gear configuration makes taxiing, takeoffs, and landings much simpler than in tail-dragger aircraft. Below are the specifics of this particular aircraft. A similarly-equipped Flightstar II SC ordered today would cost around $30,000, assuming $2,500 for assembly and not counting shipping charges (see the
Flightstar Sportplanes web site).
Equipment
Rotax 582 (blue head) with "E" gearbox (electric start)
full instrument package (altimeter, airspeed indicator, tachometer, hour meter, water temp, & dual CHT/EGT)
3-blade composite Powerfin prop
BRS 900 canister ballistic parachute system
comfortable bucket seats with four-point pilot restraints
drum brakes
fully enclosed cockpit with zippered removable doors
10-gallon fuel tank
full dual controls
strobe light
painted wing and tail surfaces (for improved longevity and appearance)
Other Info
bought new in 2002
~145 hours on the plane and engine
EAA-registered as an ultralight trainer
attractive red, white, and blue colors
always kept in an enclosed hangar
operated almost exclusively on a smooth asphalt runway
The nose wheel struts were broken and the fiberglass nose fairing cracked in an off-field landing. The fiberglass struts sheared as designed (as the “weak links” in the nose gear assembly), and the nose fairing settled to the ground, cracking the fairing. The struts were replaced with factory parts, and the fiberglass damage was repaired. The plane is functionally as good as new. We’ve put plenty of hours on the plane since the repair. The only remaining signs of the incident are some fiberglass repair “scars” that are only noticeable up close.