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Aero-TV: So... Let's Take A Thorough Look At Cessna's SkyCatcher (Part 1 of 4)

Let's Take a Good Long Look At An Exciting LSA offering... From An Industry Heavyweight

With industry heavyweights Cirrus Design and Cessna Aircraft now firmly committed to the LSA market, the future for the entry level of aviation appears to be a bit more "sure" than it has been in many a moon. Our series on the Cirrus Design SRS took a long look at that exciting entry, but now it's time to take an equally thorough look at Cessna's SkyCatcher program... as well as its controversial decision to do some major assembly work in China.

ANN's Aero-TV crews have been following this program since its inception and have put together an extensive look at the SkyCatcher, its cockpit, the market, future training issues and (of course), the China decision.

In Part One, Aero-TV brings you to the initial announcements that took the wraps off the Continental O-200D powered SkyCatcher... right from the grounds of Oshkosh 2007. ...