Brumby LSA

An Australian thoroughbred

As the various fleets of GA trainers continue to age, more questions than answers seem to arise about the future direction of this category of aircraft.

Fortunately, one aircraft is offering a viable solution and best of all, it’s home grown! I walked along a flightline of GA trainers the other day and they were starting to show their years. Some had a coat of new paint, while others had new interiors or digital radios, but there was no hiding the fact that these aircraft were 30 years old and past their prime. Some had niggling maintenance issues that detracted from a good day’s flying, while others had faults that threw the day’s entire flight schedule into disarray.