Remos light sports aircraft set to enter India

Remos Aircraft GmbH, a Germany-based that manufactures high-tech compoments for the aviation industry and builds light sports aircraft (LSA), is all set to hover over the Indian skies shortly.

“We are in the process of obtaining certification for our Remos GX glass cockpit LSAs from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and the Union ministry of civil aviation. It should take another 6 months for the process to complete,” AN Hanfee, advisor to SRK Aviacom, the exclusive dealership for Remos in India and South Asia, told Business Standard.

The Remos LSA is relatively a simple aircraft with a shorter training/flying schedule.  The LSA is limited to two seats. The Remos GX aircraft accelerates rapidly and takes off in less than 300 feet.

The climbing power is more than 30% higher than other light aircraft, and a climb speed of 80-90 miles per hour is reached within a short time.
 
“LSAs provide a golden opportunity for banner-towing in the aerial advertising space, and also for agricultural spraying and pilot training. We will be importing four Remos LSAs to India once we obtain the certification,” Hanfee said.
 
At present, over 800 Remos LSAs are flying in the US and more than 300 in Europe. Remos is priced at Euro 120,000 (delivered in India).
 
Price is another factor, which will boost sales of Remos in India. The four LSAs that Aviacom is importing are for four existing airline operators in the domestic market, which have tied up with advertising firms, he said, while declining to spell out any names.