Rating the Hornet light sport aircraft. |
| Rating from 1 to 10 with 10 being the best or easiest. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Design - Structure, history, safety, resale value, | | | | | | | | | | 
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| Quality and construction excellent |
| Kit - Construction style, complexity, knowledge requirement | | | | | | | | | |
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| All of the hard work is done at factory, the customer's work consists of final assembly, covering and painting. |
| Factory - Years in business, kits produced, kits flying. | | | | | | | | | | |
| Small company, new ownership, |
| Manuals - Ease of reading, completeness, drawings and diagrams | | | | | | | | | |
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| Excellent Click here to view manuals. |
| Cockpit - Comfort, noise, visibility, | | | | | | | | | | |
| Very comfortable, great visibility, lots of room, |
| Ground handling and suspension - System, complexity, does it work | | | | | | | | | |
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| One of the best in the industry with the air bag suspension, steerable nosewheel and brakes. |
| Flight Controls - Pressure, comfort, effectiveness, | | | | | | | | | | |
| Light pressures, very comfortable, and effective. |
| Propulsion Package - Reliability, noise, vibration, | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rotax reliability, belt drive system and inverted engine mount are the drawbacks. |
| Performance - Compared to other craft with same weight, power and style of control systems. | | | | | | | | | | |
| Take off distances, and climb rate is not as good as other craft, probably due to the beefy construction, but once up and flying it is better than most. |
| Overall Rating | | | | | | | | | | |
| New ownership, low number of planes built, inverted engine installation and belt drive system are the only reasons for the lower overall rating. |
| Video - Quality, depth, arrangement Promotional | | | | | | | | | | N/A |
| We have not viewed any promotional videos. |
| Video - Quality, depth, arrangement Assembly | | | | | | | | | | N/A |
| We have not viewed any assembly videos. |
For more information contact:
Higher Class Aviation
271 Montecito Road
Ramona, California 92065
(760) 789-8607 |
