Light Sport Luxury
When Bruce Stark of Tecnam Australia invited Australian Flying to review the latest model of their P2008, we never thought that the weather would be a factor in organising such a review considering the recent clear skies and absence of bad weather as a result of the eastern Australian drought conditions.
But no, just when the aircraft had arrived from Italy, been assembled, registered and initial first flight tests completed, the overcast conditions and rain arrived in South-East Queensland.
Luckily, between showers, we managed to fly the latest iteration of Tecnam’s P2008 model from the Southport Flying Club’s Mason Field.
The Tecnam P2008 was last reviewed in Australian Flying May/June 2011 and was then a relatively new type to Australia and a fairly new aircraft in the then new LSA category. It was quite a luxuriously appointed model compared to some of the offerings from existing manufacturers like Cessna’s C162 (Australian Flying July/August 2011).
The latest P2008 model has many refinements that will appeal to the pilot moving on from a older less fuel-efficient GA aircraft that carries around extra seats that are seldom if ever used by some owners.
The Tecnam P2008 is a two-seat aircraft that is suitable for either the training role or for the pilot who just wants to be able to travel in comfort and efficiency in his own aircraft with just one other passenger.
Currently there are at least 20 P2008s
