The first prototype of Cessna’s light sport aircraft entry, the model 162 SkyCatcher, made its inaugural flight recently from Cessna’s R&D facility in Wichita. Cessna test pilot Dale Bleakney was at ...

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Cessna's Model 162 SkyCatcher light sport aircraft prototype flew for the first time on 8 March from Cessna Aircraft Field near, Wichita, Kansas. During the one hour flight Cessna's test pilot Dale ...

The Cessna 162 SkyCatcher made its European debut at Aero Friedrichshafen, where the airframer was eager to quash reports that it is cancelling its plans to sell the light sport aircraft (LSA) on the ...

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Cessna Aircraft Friday took a step forward in its plans to become a major player in the light-sport aircraft market with the delivery of the first Model 162 Skycatcher Light Sport Aircraft (LSA). The ...

After much anticipation, Cessna’s new state-of-the-art light sport aircraft, the Skycatcher, has made its way to the Pacific Northwest. The Skycatcher features the Garmin G300 avionics suite and a ...

An heir to the 152, the Cessna 162 was unveiled (as a mockup) at the 2007 Oshkosh, Wisconsin fly-in. Cessna’s 162 skycatcher is vastly different from its forebears, but with its gentle handling and ...

Cessna Aircraft Co.'s entry into the light sport aircraft category created the expected buzz at the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual convention and is starting to fill the company's order ...

Cessna handed over the first internationally bound Model 162 Skycatcher to a customer in Australia. Aeromil Pacific, based at Sunshine Coast Airport in Queensland, will use the aircraft as a sales ...

Cessna officials said they will be moving the 162 Skycatcher into a primary aircraft category, and out of the Light Sport Aircraft category. Company officials made the announcement in Oshkosh, Wis., ...

October 5, 2007 Own your own brand new Cessna for a touch over a hundred grand – it’s an offer many are finding too good to refuse. The Cessna SkyCatcher Light Sports Aircraft seems to be the right ...