If you’re still hanging onto the notion that LSAs aren’t real airplanes then refocus and put your eyeballs on the 2018 CTLSi GT. Before even flying one, it was easy for me to affirm that it is indeed a credible, upscale, go-places LSA traveler with combined systems that make it one of the most modern piston singles on the market.
That’s a bold assertion and there’s no comparing it to something like a new Cirrus for speed and all-weather utility. Not close. But with a new three-screen EFIS system that’s highly integrated with the engine and airframe, plus a whole-airplane parachute, the only thing that might stop a qualified buyer from putting one in the hangar is the silly legalities of not being able to fly it in IMC.