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Cessna Skycatcher - According to Cessna they have no plans
Seems to me Cessna would have been better off lobbying for the C-150 and C-152's to be ruled into the LSA category versus spending the funds to manufacture the 162 (www.avweb.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The problem with the Skycatcher is not where it is made. It was pretty much designed and engineered as a very expensive toy; it would have failed no matter where it was assembled. I "tried one on" once. At 6'7", I was always able to fit in a C150 and even a C152, but the C162 was an impossible fit. I was barely able to get in, and there was no way I could have safely flown it.
Many problems,1st: LSA's were supposed to reduce the cost of flying. $150,000 for a 2 place 120mph airplane. Not exactly thrifty. 2nd: Poor quality, this is Cessna's fault for placing too much emphasis on profit and little on quality. See examples of Mexican Corvalis and Chinese Skycatcher. Neither country is incapable of quality, but it must be monitored closely and apparently Cessna was too cheap to do so. 3rd, Cessna never heard of market evaluation. Maybe next time see if there is a market for such a machine.
Agree with both of you. QC is the key to selling a viable aircraft, combined with ease of repair and availablility of parts locally.
Quality Control is needful in any country of manufacture. Even here, if left to their own devices, people will get sloppy. It's just a lot more expensive to base a QC in a foreign country rather than a U.S. Plant. Price may be cheaper but if QC is not policed, you will get what you pay for. That is one reason Cessna has such a good name here and has had so many successful lines, they have QC'd heavily. That extra cost must be figured in before sending anything off shore.
They chose to manufacture the 162 in China, and then complained about the quality of the finished product? Are they kidding me? What tree have they been sleeping under for the last 10-15 years.
Almost everything that comes out of China is cheap junk, why would they have thought this was going to be any different? I avoid Chinese manufactured garbage like the plague and will gladly spend more money for something made here. When you buy something from China, you need to but two, to be reasonably certain of getting one that works.
It's a real shame but this was totally predictable.
Almost everything that comes out of China is cheap junk, why would they have thought this was going to be any different? I avoid Chinese manufactured garbage like the plague and will gladly spend more money for something made here. When you buy something from China, you need to but two, to be reasonably certain of getting one that works.
It's a real shame but this was totally predictable.
The same goes with the product lines in Mexico. They moved the Corvallis line from Bend, Oregon where is was produced without a single issue to Central Mexico and in that plant the first planes out had to be destroyed following an inflight delamination of the wing in the fuel tank of all places.
Even if I had the money to buy something newer or bigger than I have. I am only going to buy an older US manufactured plane. I know our plants have greater attention to detaila and quality.
Even if I had the money to buy something newer or bigger than I have. I am only going to buy an older US manufactured plane. I know our plants have greater attention to detaila and quality.
Mine was made in Bend. I only buy tequila from Mex.