Sparker Makes A Statement At 200 MPH Cruise Speed

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    Early this month, I had the opportunity to fly the all new sparker from TL sport. This is the same company that brought the Sting light sport aircraft and the Stream tandem seating light aircraft with retractable landing gear.
    Think of the Sparker as an offspring of the Stream because this plane also comes with side sticks and retractible landing gear.
    The sparker does perform great with climb speeds over 1500 ft/minute and that's also in altitude. And this birdy will cruise nicely at 165 knots while only burning 8 gallons of fuel per hour. Not Bad
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  • @DanFrederiksen
    @DanFrederiksen 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    it's a nice LSA but it should be under 100k, not 400. That rotax has greedy prices is no excuse to join them. Same for garmin.

  • @StreamlineCarry
    @StreamlineCarry 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    Beautiful plane. 415k for a 2 seater is hard to swallow; especially when it runs the rotax 915 and not the 916.
    Thanks for the look at this great plane!

    • @brentprosser7293
      @brentprosser7293 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      I'm going to have to agree with you. I can go build a sling TSI and have more utility for less money

    • @jeffreythompson5518
      @jeffreythompson5518 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Ya for that you can get a jmb vl-3 with a 916 for that price

    • @aldohattonduran5227
      @aldohattonduran5227 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@brentprosser7293I was waaaay thinking the same brother! And with 4 seats 🪑 as well

    • @mojogrip
      @mojogrip  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      That price point is with the 916 engine. The starting price is $327k

    • @DoogieFresh
      @DoogieFresh 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@mojogrip You buried the lead my brother. lol

  • @aldohattonduran5227
    @aldohattonduran5227 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    $415,000???😮😮😮😮 WOW 😳 I didn't see that coming 😂😂😂 I thought 250-300 ! Great video as well my brother 👍🏼 ty

    • @garrygballard8914
      @garrygballard8914 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I agree the price is a bit stiff. Still loving the VL3.

  • @Captndarty
    @Captndarty 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Way too much money for a 2 seater. Fully loaded 4 seat slings are 320K and can haul skis and bikes. Can’t really haul much of anything in the Sparker. You’re better off fully restoring a mooney or turbo arrow at half the price.

    • @Tommy-B.
      @Tommy-B. 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m a big big fan of the sling hw but I don’t even know if I have the budget for the sonex hw. Might be building an affordaplane. 😂

    • @TSLApilot
      @TSLApilot 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just this would be factory build which has economic advantages: training, rental which leads to potential tax advantages.

  • @DdDd-ss3ms
    @DdDd-ss3ms 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Beautiful plane but for that price I would go for a Risen 915 which in all specs is just a bit better,little bit slower stall speed, little bit more payload climbs faster but as faras I know, but prices changes fast, less money. Would be nice if you post a comparison of these type of (ultra) Light sport aircraft.

  • @DoogieFresh
    @DoogieFresh 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The price is the only downside. I couldn't do it for a light sport.

  • @michaelcohen3564
    @michaelcohen3564 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    WAY too expensive. And they wonder why general aviation struggles.

  • @draidangraham
    @draidangraham 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Oh, please dial down the background music or lose it. I was interested in what you are saying 😁

  • @JB_Hobbies
    @JB_Hobbies 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Nice to see new small ga planes come out with retracts.

    • @velocity2654
      @velocity2654 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Now we just need the insurance companies to insure these airplanes reasonably and we can actually purchase and fly them!

  • @averdung
    @averdung 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Didn't know you had your own flight school! Congrats and lots of success!

  • @rogerclarke3291
    @rogerclarke3291 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks to your channel, I managed to purchase a Sting S4 last year. I Love it.

  • @f270
    @f270 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm so glad that the new light sport rules are bringing in more options.

  • @kazansky22
    @kazansky22 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    These new planes are nice but really the prices are just too high. It’s basically a toy, if it cost about 1 to 1.5 corvettes that would be reasonable.

  • @khaledShar
    @khaledShar 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    no thanks . for that price i can buy a decent used Cessna 206 or 182

  • @mrkc10
    @mrkc10 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Looks like a beautiful plane in many regards. Thanks for sharing

  • @scoot77777
    @scoot77777 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    “STUNNING” can’t wait for the new rules to take effect this year! I may have to break into my piggy bank for this one! 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

  • @dreamcreator2552
    @dreamcreator2552 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’ve noticed that the “high priced” LSAs (Bristell for example) like to mention Cirrus in their pitches about their planes. They do this to attempt to justify the high prices of their planes. No way a Bristell is 1/2 a Cirrus. I don’t see many, if any Cirrus owners trading down to this class of aircraft. Why would they? No more “Cirrus life” etc. and they aren’t interested in fuel burn. With that said, this is a great offering(except the $$$$). The VL3 is also in this class along with the high price tag.

  • @Rico11b
    @Rico11b 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's a beautiful plane for sure. Sadly though, low wing planes drive me nuts because the pilot is usually sitting top of or rearward the wing, and it blocks so much of the downward view. High wing planes are just the opposite, blocking almost the entire upward view. It seems that every low wing 2 seater is that way with the only difference being the cockpit panel. The DA-20/40 are the best I've seen with moving the pilot forward so your butt is on the leading edge of the wing.

  • @onethousandtwonortheast8848
    @onethousandtwonortheast8848 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’ve been waiting for this plane to arrive. I remember first hearing about it way back in OshKosh. The stream was on my radar. Then the salesman said wait for this. Glad I did because the wife isn’t a fan of tandem seating. Tell me, is the side stick spring loaded as the SR2 series is?

  • @MichaelCarterShow
    @MichaelCarterShow 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very nice. Enjoy your weekend. #salute to u both!!!!

  • @tetttettamilli6761
    @tetttettamilli6761 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    @MG - So how does it compare to: (1) Ur Sling? (2) The equivalent Lancair (3) Will they offer a kit? Beautiful airplane.... But kinda pricey.

    • @mojogrip
      @mojogrip  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This has retracts for one, and it does have Wider cabin

  • @d4dan734
    @d4dan734 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Were you both flying the aircraft at the same time? It seemed that you were both on the controls at the start.

  • @MrTp057
    @MrTp057 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You didn't mention an autopilot or was it not installed/offered?

    • @aldohattonduran5227
      @aldohattonduran5227 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I'm totally sure for $415 thousand and 3 Garmin 10 inch G3x touch displays it has a 3 Axel autopilot.

    • @alexdarcydestsimon3767
      @alexdarcydestsimon3767 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Auto pilot =
      Failed attempt to counter pilot's foolish behavior.
      The way to best fly an airplane is usually to touch the stick or rudder as less as possible.

    • @mojogrip
      @mojogrip  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes autopilot. The plane has every modern equipment you can possibly think of

  • @Mobev1
    @Mobev1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I’d pay 120k for it and I’m worth 33 million. People are really that dumb.

    • @ChavngRynsPvts
      @ChavngRynsPvts 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      33 million and you're wasting time on light sports? Go buy a TBM or M700 Fury and get the tax write off. Lol

    • @Mobev1
      @Mobev1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ChavngRynsPvts I’ve haven’t heard from a guy like you with that comment since I was maybe 19 in vail Colorado. A tax write off doesn’t mean I didn’t buy the plane, maintain the plane, waste my time in the plane flying when someone else can do that for me. If I want a tax write off the best thing I could do is pay more people to do things, buy more property to get into debt, pay my children…..to name a few.

    • @ChavngRynsPvts
      @ChavngRynsPvts 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Mobev1 it's nice to see sarcasm isn't lost on everyone. I'm curious why you're complaining about the price of a plane you don't actually seem to have any interest in buying when you won't even buy a plane worth buying? I mean shit, with 33 million, you could start your own plane company and sell something similar for 120k and absolutely put JMB, TL, and Sling out of business!

    • @ChavngRynsPvts
      @ChavngRynsPvts 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Mobev1 you crack me up. I can't believe you un-ironically think a 150, 172, or 182 can even touch the Sparker or VL3 on performance, hourly cost, fit and finish. I'm actually laughing right now. Retract gear carries a retract price. I'd take you more serious if you said you could find a Lancair 320 for less. All good though, my VL3 gets delivered in 2 months, so I guess I'll enjoy my toy while you complain about the price of things.

  • @annn.3615
    @annn.3615 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ✈️🧡✈️

  • @magicmagnificent8862
    @magicmagnificent8862 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    no parachute ?

    • @EllipsisAircraft
      @EllipsisAircraft 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Some airplanes are intended for Pilots. Not consumers.

    • @magicmagnificent8862
      @magicmagnificent8862 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@EllipsisAircraft some testicles are intended for your mouth !

    • @Mobev1
      @Mobev1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@EllipsisAircraftthe aopa leader died with no options to land last year. Flying a plane is about as hard as backing up a trailer until you have no landing options, the pilot can’t fly because he passed out, bird strike into the cabin, collision. I think between all the brs manufacturers we have 1200+ saves now. That makes you a retard, knuckle dragging fool. All I listed happened last year. Plus dozens more.

    • @mauriceevans6546
      @mauriceevans6546 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It does have a parachute!

    • @mojogrip
      @mojogrip  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes Parachute

  • @telecomgear
    @telecomgear 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a beauty.

  • @JamesDunlap-x6g
    @JamesDunlap-x6g 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful aircraft

  • @airloo
    @airloo 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Is plane have aerobic?

    • @Tommy-B.
      @Tommy-B. 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Only when you’re pulling it out of the hangar and climbing in. 😂

  • @mauriceevans6546
    @mauriceevans6546 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Every video does not require music. Geeezzze!

  • @maxberres1701
    @maxberres1701 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey Mike...what kind of aviation company is this? They are unable to programm a working website, the mix statute miles with nautical miles! Unprofessional! To all ohters: THERE ARE NO MILES in aviation, these ane nautical miles AND airplane speed is messured in KNOTS. Don't mix these, just imagine an atlantic crossing, unless you want to swim the difference.

  • @badbilly1083
    @badbilly1083 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What plane is Mike flying now? I believe he sold his Sling last year and I haven’t seen if he purchased anything yet.

    • @Mobev1
      @Mobev1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I told him the market is collapsing so maybe he took my advice to sell it.

  • @bricks-mortar
    @bricks-mortar 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    👍

  • @mobyhunr
    @mobyhunr 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    No thanks panderer