Win This Gobosh 700 Light Sport Aircraft LSA | AT-4

[flying4dad]

I Love this Aircraft, one of my favorites... Nice Video...

[xLAxV3rtex]

i thought LSA's were dumb untill i saw this video YOU HAVE CHANGED MY MIND!!!!!!! GREAT VID!!!!!

[colopussy]

Hey it a great looking aircraft and from what I can see it is what you want, Flying like a Bird on a Birds eye view. You can't drive as fast a flying in a straight line. I would love to have this little Bird.

[MrBcustodio]

Nice landing. A nice change not having to set flaps or remember to lower the landing gears. I use Microsoft's FS X and I fly the Piper J3 Cub during the day and the Cessna at nights. Love how the Piper J3 handles. Thank you for the video.

[sk8rguy178]

@MrBcustodio theres definitely flaps on this bird

[flyingcub777]

This plane is on my dreamboard... Enjoy the video!!!

[SizzlinNinja]

How much does one of these cost? New? Used? Beautiful Aircraft!

[annedavis510]

Flew a Gobosh 800 xp a couple of weeks ago and it was amazing! Just too fun! I have 24 hours in a 172 and 152, but am going to switch to the Gobosh 700, I think. I love the clear canopy. It was just a blast and surprisingly roomy and cofortable. Waaaay better than a 152. Anyone out there flown the 800xp?

[ibgarrett]

And the cool part is I've flown that exact plane. :D

[DrPilotRedC]

Are these pipers now?

[myrandomspaces]

it have winglets lol :D

[airste172]

As a skydiver, I have a reverence for flight in all it's forms and variations. From a piloting perspective however, my preference is a real airplane, and a used Cessna 152 or a 172 is a LOT more affordable and user-friendly than any of these Rotax powered winged wheelchairs designed for the impaired who cannot pass an FAA physical.

[jeremyanddarcy]

I've been a private pilot since 1991, I learned in the Cessna 152, and have logged time in several aircraft that you call "real" like the 172, the Archer, Warrior, Saratoga, etc. I had the same attitude you did until I decided to fly one just to find out what all the hype is about. HOLY CRAP these planes are fun to fly! When it's just me and friend going up, there's no other plane I'd rather fly. But taking the family on a trip, I gotta have the Archer or 172 for the seats and payload.

[jeremyanddarcy]

Also airste172, having flown both 152/172 and the Gobosh and Sportcruiser, I have to disagree with you about LSA's not being as user-friendly as a 152. The Rotax 912 has no mixture control (it's barometric). The Gobosh is way easier to fly AFTER you get used to it's mad left turning tendency on the takeoff roll. Stalls are a joke, if you didn't look at your VSI you'd have no idea you were even in a stall. I concede tho, I already had a decade of flying in my logbook before I flew an LSA.

[airste172]

I will readily admit that an LSA is fun to fly, so is a parachute. I've had fun in a Tecnam Eaglet, found it much easier to fly than to get in and out of, but I still strongly prefer a yoke to a stick in a non-aerobatic aircraft. An LSA flies and I like it for that fact, but anything that's powered by a "lawnmower" engine is not something that I regard as an "airplane". It is less than a normal airplane as evidenced by the fact that it takes less than a normal license to fly it.

[airste172]

Also, why would I want to buy a mobility scooter (no matter how many bells and whistles it may have or how cool it looks) when I can get a good used real car for a fraction of the cost? Ya know what I mean? ;) And yes, I like mobility scooters too as I find it hard to resist grabbing one to go riding up and down the aisles in the supermarket!

[airste172]

On top of that, the Rotax manual specifies automotive gasoline and cautions against using 100LL, so where do you fuel up? I don't know of any airports that sell auto gas. I guess you just have to swoop into your local gas station and say fillerup to the startled attendant or the geriatric LSA pilot/owner is forced to lug around heavy containers of fuel for the plane. Oh yeah, that sounds like a LOT of fun! LOL

[ceroshaper]

By that definition the Wright flyer was not an airplane! I understand your point about price. With a certified plane and an LSA side by side for the same price I'd take the cert. As far a less restrictive license, I'm comforted by anything that's less confining than the normal result of our sue-happy society!

[airste172]

Actually, the Wrights themselves didn't call their invention an "airplane", they called it a "Flyer". Subsequently, the term "aeroplane" came into being and was later shortened to "plane" in a London Times article. Misspellings of aeroplane followed and eventually "airplane" was the word that stuck.

In terms of license restrictions, it's the highest ratings that have the fewest restrictions. Perhaps you were thinking of "requirements" for a license and sport indeed has the fewest of those. ;)

[gztsarmata]

I think LSA in the case of AT-4 is a miss-leading term. AT-4 is in fact the same aircraft as AT-3, a certified aircraft in Europe came here to the US as AT-4 and LSA.

This is why I like this aircraft a lot and consider purchasing one since it is : certified, robust and well flying machine.

[ceroshaper]

Comments like this are hilarious! You can't figure out how anyone could enjoy something if you cannot imagine yourself enjoying it. How's this " I don't know why anyone would want to fly a puny 4 place prop plane when they could fly a real plane with two jet engines." Of course, I don't fly jets but if I did, I wouldn't be a unimaginative snot about it! BTW: I could pass an FAA physical with one lung tied behind my back.

[airste172]

On page 14-6 of the Rotax engine manual is the following:

WARNING!

This is not a certificated aircraft engine. It has not received any safety or durability testing and conforms to no aircraft standards. It is for use in experimental, uncertificated aircraft and vehicles only in which an engine failure will not compromise safety.

User assumes all risk of use and acknowledges by his use that he knows this engine is subject to sudden stoppage."

Pretty hilarious too, isn't it? ;)

[wlaziu]

You can get a certified version ;]

cost twice as much, and twice as much to operate... so it's cheaper to fit an aircraft certified emergency safety parachute... just so

[jr2ou]

I love this aircraft, looks like a lot of fun to fly. I would love to fly it

[freddytuber]

What a crap. About an inch or less between your legs and the panel. If you have even only a taxing accident, you end up in the hospital with broken legs. And what is this damn stick between your legs. Real planes have yokes. And where are the doors? Climb up and jump into it? Are you people mad? Why do you build garbage like this?

[malanga13]

I have about 120 hours on the grumman line of planes like the trainer, the traveler, tiger, etc. and I always felt they were great planes, specially the 2 seat trainer. But compared to this new sport planes, specially this model in the video these are cadillacs compared to VW's. I wish I had learned to fly in these planes. I'm thinking about getting into ultralights now.

[gztsarmata]

Gobosh (AT-4) is just 41" wide however I feel there is more space than within CTLS (49"). Gobosh seats are very comfortable, visibility is just awsome. Aircraft is very easy to fly as I was able to land within 30 minutes while struggling with CTLS for 15 hours. Gobosh flies absolutely great and is on top of my list.

Its all because of Reggie's movie showing this awesome aircraft

[gztsarmata]

I watched this video in March and I thought about flying this aircraft ever since ... so I took flying lessons ... in CTLS. Recently I flew AT-4 in Maine and I am really impressed. It is a great aircraft ! Thanks Reggie ! ... now I want to have one :)

[nmbnutz]

Just took an intro flying lesson in one of these,was awesome and I felt so comfortable!!

[brucenash]

sport aircraft means 138 mph and that is boring lol

[sk8rguy178]

yes It may not be as fast as an F-16, but its not the intentions of LSA, its to make the dream of flying more affordable

[ControllerSky]

@sk8rguy178  agree with you

[TORCHforAMERICA]

ya go colorado!

[wlfpckrs]

I've never seen anyone use a tow bar to pull/move a light sport aircraft. They always use the prop to pull it forward.

[feeblespace]

feeblespace

gee hi- pockets, you are correct. silly me got that idea from the f.a.a. and sporty's prop safety quiz. guess the supplied towbar/ control lock could be used as a backscratcher.

[HunsV]

Much easier to steer using the tow bar, especially when you are pushing it into a hangar and have to worry about dinging other airplanes. I push on the prop and use the tow bar to control the nosewheel.

[feeblespace]

you have a good idea.there , humvee. i like to push down on the tail to pivot the plane, man does that make the mechanic drop his coffee! at the least the prop won't bite if the grounding wire breaks and the ignition is "hot" for an accidental hand start. whoops can't order 5 beers with that hand.

[1Husarik]

most excellent and exciting ! i almost wet my pants even before the take off! then when the pilot did the no- no of ignoring the tow bar and pulled on the prop to position the plane; i just knew this was going to be an exciting vid.

[benjyboy85]

Great Video nicely done! I fly a Gobosh 700 myself and was acctually the first one in the US to get my rating in N701GB. Great Airplane!

[aerowriter]

I earned my ticket earlier this year in N702GB. I'm curious about your impressions of the G700 as a trainer -- did you have any prior flight training?

[benjyboy85]

Congrats!Where is 702 out of?I think the 700 makes a grat trainer.I started my training in various Cessnas and switched to flying the Gobosh just a few hours prior to my checkride.The Gobosh will easily outclimb a 172 any day and even cruise faster on half the fuel burn.The fact that it is an all metal airplane amongst lots of other revolutionary features makes it a great potential trainer for anyone!I feel like the designers have really put a lot of thought into designing this airplane!

[aerowriter]

702 is based in Punta Gorda with my instructor, a guy named Jim Crone. I flew it out of a small airpark north of Palatka in the weeks before Sun 'N Fun. I agree completely that the G700 is an ideal trainer... it's not hard to fly at all, but it does have a few quirks. And it made me a better pilot because of them, which is the whole point!

[HunsV]

I've flown 701 and 703. Awesome little airplanes!

[HunsV]

G700s are awesome planes. Nice video.

[foothillaircraft]

Great Video! Nice job on showing the freedom and beauty of flight.

[PipistrelMike]

Well, i wouldnt fit. See how close your shins are to the panel. Better sit in one before purchase, Mike

[skyraiderSP]

Hi PipistrelMike,

How tall are you? I'm 6'4"... that's why my shins are so close. Most of our pilots and students who fly the Gobosh 700 fit quite nicely.

Cheers

[aerowriter]

You'd be amazed with how much room there is in a G700. I'm 5' 11"... AND 260 lbs. And yet I am surprisingly comfortable, even with another person onboard for a six-hour CC.

[wlfpckrs]

Very nice video!  I'm just loving Light Sport flying in my Flight Design CT, too.

[alpha254]

Great way to showcase a really nice plane. :) Thanks for sharing. Thomas