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• CT Awarded Plane of the Year!
• First National CT Fly-In coming in May!
• CT Owners and others joining on-line discussion group

Flight Design West, LLC  is now  the Western Sales and Service Center for the Lambada Motorglider.

The Lambada is a Czech Built,  all-composite, Light Sport Certified Self-Launching Sailplane, with a 105 knot cruise speed, 800 mile range under power, 100 pounds of baggage capacity, 100 hp Rotax 912 ULS engine, And a 31 to 1 glide ratio.   

We are now offering Demonstration Flights based from our  Minden/Tahoe Airport  Location.    Look for the Lambada to attend  the most popular Fly-ins and Soaring events throughout the West. For more detailed  info on the Lambada, go to www.urbanairusa.com or call John Dunham at Flight Design West. 

Flight Design Introduces Third Generation Light-Sport Aircraft
Eleven years after the first CT entered production in June 1997, the Flight Design Team is introducing their new CTLS. Pilots will easily recognize the similarity to preceding CT models, yet the changes are many as the new LS model addresses customer requests over the last two years. Flight Design, the clear market leader in Europe and the United States, has proven that the company knows how to satisfy customer expectations.

Despite the addition of numerous equipment items the CTLS is just 2­3 kg (5­7 lbs) heavier than an Advanced CTSW with the same equipment. "Our LS offers the utmost in space, comfort, performance and ease of flying so that less experienced pilots can fly it easily," said Matthias Betsch, CEO of Flight Design GmbH. The aerodynamic qualities of the CTLS were completely reworked using full­size wind tunnel tests and flight evaluations employing the newest data recording equipment.

"With the LS, Flight Design's team achieved an easier handling, easier to fly airplane with improved performance," reported U.S. importer Tom Peghiny after flying a prototype. "The new landing gear offers not only energy absorbing characteristics, but has a high level of dampening to reduce rebound after touchdown."

In the LS interior, the seats have been redesigned and the noise level reduced to underline the long range capability of the CTLS. The cabin has been resculpted to add volume and light. The engine installation and fuel system have been reworked according newest market experience and know how. New construction materials have improved durability and outside weather resilience.

As corporate policy, Flight Design never presents a new airplane until it is fully certified and ready for delivery. "The Flight Design team has worked in close cooperation with its partners around the world for two years on the concept, development, testing and certification of the CTLS," explained Oliver Reinhardt, Technical Director of Flight Design. The CTLS will be debuted at the 2008 Sebring Expo in Florida, USA on January 17th and at similar dates in different countries around the world. The CTLS will be at that time certified as a Special Light­Sport Aircraft fully meeting ASTM standards and the German BFU/LTF­UL rule.

"Serial production of the CTLS started in mid­November 2007 and Flight Design began accepting 2008 orders from its worldwide representatives," said Betsch. "Starting in January 2008 demonstrator airplanes will be available in many countries."

Augmented not replaced, the CTSW model will be continuously built in the existing configuration. "We especially believe the extremely lightweight CTSW Classic Light model will prove very popular in the future," added Betsch.

Contact us today for details.

CTSW Sales Team
Flight Design West markets the CTSW direct to customers who do not have an active dealership near their home base. We encourage you to contact us, or one of our Dealerships for a demo flight, or an aircraft quote. If you see a CTSW and its owner out and about, walk up to them and say hello... many owners would be happy to tell you all about their aircraft.

We are always looking for new dealers and reps. Contact us today for details.

Fly Before you Buy!
Flight Design West, Announces our Spring/Summer Demo Tours. We have our demo pilot out and about traveling our 8 contiguous Western State Territories, usually 2 to 3 days a week. E-mail us today john@flightdesignwest.com with your contact information, and we will put you on an upcoming demo tour if it is in our flight plan. Or, if we can't drop into your local airport, see us at the Arlington EAA event, Sun N Fun, Oshkosh Air Venture, and many other regional Air-Shows and Fly-ins.

In a hurry? With prior arrangement, you can fly-in to Reno International Airport, where we will pick you up at the airport and take you to our location for a nice long demo flight. If you finally purchase an aircraft from us, keep your receipts... we will even refund your airfare!