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Cessna CEO Scott Ernest made waves last week at NBAA 2013 when he apparently said that the company's light sport aircraft, the Skycatcher, had a lot of problems and that there was no future for the Cessna 162 Skycatcher program.
His comments didn't sit right with at least one reporter in attendance from AvWeb, who said in a commentary on Avweb.com that the CEO's comments came across as "petulant and peevish." Others disagreed in the comments section of the article, saying that they appreciated his brutal honesty; after all, he's right.
Whether or not he was peevish or not, it would seem that he's right: The Skycatcher has had its share of trouble, and it's not proving to be the light sport aircraft that people had hoped. Everyone know of the aircraft's struggles, but some were apparently shocked at the bluntness of Ernest's claims, especially when the company still has 70-something Skycatchers in its inventory.