Had a fly in a new Savannah light sport aircraft the other day, neat machine, seemingly well put together. well finished ..mostly and performs very well, 2 up and half fuel, I reckon it was off well inside 100 yards and landed despite a crosswind in about the same. 26 Knots stall with full flaps and cruised about 80 knots. Very nice seats and a good panel of instruments, very quiet with headsets on. Powered by a 912 of course and interesting to see a fuel flow of 20 LPH @ 5,000 revs. It has the long range tanks and can carry 141 litres so it can stay aloft for a while.Anyway, while the post has got nothing to do with gyros, it is interesting to compare with the opposition ???While they most certainly do not fly well in the rougher stuff, an enclosed cab and a heater on these frosty mornings has a bit going for it !! 

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