Base Price:
$164,000
Blue Skies
Light Sport Aircraft
STANDARD EQUIPMENT FOR DAY VFR
Our Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) is based on the 1960-vintage Luscombe 8F Silvaire that has a long track record as a certified plane.
Our Entry level VFR Day Model 8, Blue Skies, is equipped for daylight VFR operations in congested or controlled airspace that mandates 2-way radios, transponder, and ADS-B. Blue Skies includes the optional package with many popular features that a VFR day pilot may wish to have available: Standard equipment includes two 12.5 gallon fuel tanks, dual pilot controls, avionics master switch and essential bus, single Trig TY91 VHF comm, TT22 Mode S transponder with ADS-B, day time LED vertical fin beacon and wing strobe lights, whiskey compass, clock, oil pressure and oil temperature gauges, annunciator panel, and many others. Blue Skies is pre-wired for lights in the wing, fuselage and empennage. Along with the standard 30 amp alternator, Blue Skies can easily be upgraded to Night VFR in the future, and power ports are provided to service portable equipment. The flat instrument panel behind the classical instrument panel harkens back to the 1941 Model 8B but conceals modern, light weight and reliable instruments and avionics.
Cruise Speed
120 mph
Max Gross Weight
1320 lbs
Endurance
Two 12.5 gallon fuel tanks 4 hours plus 15 minutes of reserve
BLUE SKIES EQUIPMENT
Engine & Prop
Continental O-200D-D4B
Electric starter, dual TCM/Bendix magnetos
Marvel-Schebler carburetor
Stainless steel fire wall
Stainless steel exhaust pipes
Cato fixed pitch propeller
Carburetor heat
Wings & Fuel
All aluminum wings
Two 12.5 Gal Wing Tanks
Controls & Landing Gear
Dual stick & rudder pedals with dual toe brakes
Cleveland brakes on Silflex main landing gear
API tail wheel
Interior & Accessories
Instrument panel painted to match exterior trim
Four USB charger ports and 12 aux outlet
Vinyl bench seats and painted interior
Cabin fresh air vents & control
Cabin hot air vents & control
Paint & Exterior
Single trim color over bare aluminum
UV tinted plexiglass windows
Stainless steel screw kit
Safety Equipment
Hooker harness safety belt, 4 point
Emergency locating transmitter with nav track (5)
Electrical
EnerSys Hawker SBS J16 12V battery
30 amp alternator
Avionics master switch & avionics power bus
Lighting
Daylight wing tip strobe light & LED vertical fin red flashing beacon
INSTRUMENTS AND AVIONICS
Clock
Airspeed indicator, TSO'd
Sensitive altimeter
Dash mounted whiskey compass
Slip and skid indicator
Tachometer
Oil press / oil temp 2-in-one gauge
Trig TT-21 mode S transponder / ADS-B
Trig TY-91 720 VHF comm radio with internal ICS
Stick mounted Push-to-talk switches
OPTIONS AVAILABLE
Remote oil cooler and oil sump quick drain
Sensenich ground adjustable propeller
Vernier throttle and mixture control upgrade
Composite wheel fairings and wing tips
Fiberglass wheel fairings
Presssed relief instrument panel upgrade
I-Pad preloaded with ForeFlight
Leather bench seats and interior
Polished aluminum upgrade
Essential power bus with 2nd EnerSys Hawker SBS J16 12V battery
Panel mounted vertical card compass
Dual uAvionix AV-30 EFIS (3)
Rate of climb indicator (3)
CHT/EGT 2-in-one gauge
Hobbs meter
Spin on oil filter
Engine primer
Parking brake control
Polished aluminum wheel fairings and wing tip upgrade
Flaps
Retro "Luscombe" panel trim kit
Mount for pivot i-Pad case
NNB seats
Powersonics PS-1230 3 amp-hour standby battery
Sensitive altimeter, TSO'd (upgrade)
uAvionix AV-30 EFIS
uAvionix AV-20 EFIS (3)
Turn and bank indicator (3)
CHT/EGT/volt/ammeter 4-in-one
Dual Trig TC-91 VHF comm radios upgrade (1)
* Specificatioins and equipment subject to change
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