I recently had my second flight in an Allegro 2000 Light Sport Aircraft. This is such a fun little airplane to fly. The airplane has an 80 H.P. Rotax engine and the performance is amazing. We got about 600 feet per minute climb and only used about 700 feet of runway. This is with two 200 plus pound guys and full fuel.
The Light Sport movement has a lot of potential. Right now a lot of pilots think that it is not something worth doing and something they will look into when they can no longer get a medical. But for the type of flying that most of us seem to do, short local flights for lunch or dinner, quick flights around the pattern, or local sightseeing flights alone or with one other person this type of airplane is perfect.
Take a look around your local airport and see if there are any Light Sports around. They are worth checking out.
