The new Spirit SE 1: What are your thoughts?

[Dana]

I’m guessing here, but it’s short length, low weight (less inertial), and swings a prop that is probably proportional heavier to the airframe weight than most pilots are used to to. I would not be surprised to here it has veering tendencies as the tail comes up and or goes down..

My Fisher 404 was even lighter and smaller with similar HP and the prop turning effects were almost undetectable. 40HP and a small light prop means very little torque or gyro mass.

 

[Bill]

I suspect the price will draw nose wheel guys who will have issues learning the plane.