REMOS CEO responds to flight schools on robustness

Daytona Beach, FL – Speaking at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University on the subject of flight training in Light Sport Aircraft (LSA), Dr. Michael Meirer, CEO of REMOS Aircraft, assured an audience of flight school representatives that the REMOS G-3 was designed to handle student pilot pressures. Sharing the stage with Cirrus, Cessna and Tecnam, Meirer pointed out that the exigencies of training and dispatch reliability were major considerations in designing the REMOS.

“While some LSA designs may be considered inappropriate for the demands of training, REMOS engineers in Germany focused on five issues that are of paramount importance to flight training: safety, reliability, serviceability, handling, and performance,” said Meirer. “With over 200 copies of the REMOS flying, the safety record has been so good that Allianz, Germany’s largest insurance company, offers special rates for REMOS owners, due to the excellent safety record.”

Meirer credited the popularity of REMOS as a trainer to several features: it handles like a GA airplane; has excellent slow-flight characteristics; has a useful load of 695 pounds; climbs at 1300 fpm and has been tested up to +8/-4 g’s. The landing gear was designed to handle significant “drop-ins”.

By way of example, Meirer cited the experiences of Flugschule Sporer in Germany. “In 1999, they purchased their first REMOS G-3. It was rented for 3,500 hours and used for over 20,000 safe landings. After 4.5 years, it sold in ‘like new’ condition. The REMOS that followed in 2004 now has 1,500 hours on it and 6,000 safe landings. Over the past eight years, 193 students have safely operated the two REMOS G- 3s.” Students from five continents have trained at Flugschule Sporer, and reportedly “every single person had a smile on his/her face.”

Averaging costs over those eight years, the flight school found that the service total, including 100-hour maintenance, cost $12.49/hour. The fuel burn average was 2.92 gallons/hour and oil consumption was 0.25 quarts/100 hours. Comparing the operating costs of the REMOS and their Cessna 172, the Skyhawk ran 2.5 times higher than the G-3.

“All of the numbers relating to the REMOS show that it is a win/win proposition for any flight school operation and that the structural integrity of the design has proven highly reliable and rugged,” said Meirer.

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