Is CGS Hawk still in business?

Is CGS Hawk still in business?

Today, CGS Aviation is located in Florida and still building these popular aircraft. More than 2,500 are flying. A number of float systems can be retrofitted to the Hawk, as can snow skiis. Other options include a ballistic parachute system, and an in-cabin heater.

How much is a CGS Hawk Arrow 2?

The Arrow single seat wing has the same semi-symmetrical airfoil as the Arrow II, and streamlines extruded aluminum wing struts. It also includes the curved overhead and curved windshield giving it excellent flying characteristics. The Arrow can be completed for under $25,000 with popular options.

Is the CGS Hawk an ultralight?

The CGS Hawk is a family of high wing, strut-braced, pusher configuration, single and two-seats-in-tandem ultralight aircraft, designed by Chuck Slusarczyk and manufactured by CGS Aviation.

How much is a CGS Hawk?

The price is $3031. Engine packages range from $5926 for the Rotax 503 (50 hp; add $818 for electric start) to $10,143 for the HKS 700E. In between is the Rotax 682 with electric start for $8816.

What is the fastest ultralight aircraft?

BLACKWING 635RG This is the fastest ultralight money can buy.

Are ultralight aircraft 2 seats?

While ultralight aircraft are, by definition, single-seaters, in some cases there are similar two-seater types available for demonstration flights or instruction.

Do you have to have a pilot’s license to fly an ultralight?

— there’s also a great deal of freedom, as ultralight pilots aren’t licensed in any way. Even though you don’t need any kind of license or certificate to fly ultralights, training should be considered absolutely mandatory.

Is the CGS Hawk Arrow II SLSA legal?

The Hawk Arrow II SLSA is our factory-built model, based on our proven popular CGS Hawk Arrow II. Since 1992 the Arrow II has been used for two place training and recreational flying. Now, with the Light Sport Aircraft rules in the U.S., our SLSA is a legal, economical option for flight training or fun flying.

Where does the CGS Hawk Arrow come from?

The particular aircraft we flew was built by Hawk dealer Steve Bensinger from Bushnell, Florida, about an hour north of Lakeland. His aircraft has the Rotax 582 engine, the older version (model 90) of the familiar blue head (model 99).

Is the CGS Hawk Arrow II Elsa the same plane?

Our Hawk Arrow II ELSA is the same airplane as the SLSA, except certified as an experimental aircraft. What this means is, while the aircraft cannot currently be used for compensation or hire (flight training), it can be delivered in any state of completion, from a full kit to a ready-to-fly craft.

Is the Hawk Arrow 2 a two seater?

Arrow II Two-Seater Ultralight The Hawk Arrow II is our two-seater offered in kit form, to be built as an Amateur-Built Experimental or ELSA aircraft in the U.S. or AULA in Canada and the rest of the World. The long streamlined cockpit area has a flat floor, and a low sloping windshield that gives unobstructed forward visibility.