AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2017 - 73

IT TAKES about 1,300 hours of labor to

assemble a Remos (facing page). The GXiS
wings can be removed or folded back for
easy storage.

Remos aircraft pull gliders in Europe, and you can purchase
a glider-tow kit as an option if you wish. The airplane is much
more fuel-efficient than a Piper Pawnee or similar aircraft, said
Holland-Moritz.
The base price for the GXiS with Dynon SkyView seveninch displays is $156,800. Add leather interior, 10-inch Dynon
SkyView displays, a Garmin GTN 750, and other options, and
the price increases to approximately $210,000. All new aircraft
are equipped with ADS-B Out. ADS-B In traffic and weather
can be displayed on the Dynon SkyView for an additional cost.
The Glasair Merlin M-1, another new kid on the block, has a
base price of $149,950, whereas the Bristell has a base price of
$130,000. The Remos has many standard features, such as the
ballistic recovery system, that its competitors offer as options,
said Juergen Rehländer, sales manager. The use of high-quality, high-tech material such as carbon and aramid, avionics from
Dynon and Garmin, and the unique features such as SMARTstart
contribute to the higher price, he said.
Remos also offers models with fewer frills. The GX Club has
a base price of $129,376 (that's with a carbureted Rotax 912 ULS
and a seven-inch Dynon SkyView display). The GXnXES starts
at $139,986 with two training packages available.
At press time, Remos was in the final stages of ultralight certification of the GXiS in Germany, with U.S. S-LSA certification
to come later in 2017.
Many Remos LSAs have found their way into the U.S. general
aviation training fleet. The G3 and GX models have proved that
they can stand up to student-pilot wear and tear while offering
economical training for sport and private pilots. The GXiS adds
sophisticated engineering to a solid platform-engineering that
should make transitioning to larger technically advanced aircraft
a simple matter.
AOPA
EMAIL jill.tallman@aopa.org

SPEC SHEET
Remos GXiS
BASE PRICE: $156,800
PRICE AS TESTED: $210,000
SPECIFICATIONS

Powerplant | Rotax 912 iS
Recommended TBO | 2,000 hours
Propeller | Duc Helices three-blade, fixed pitch
Length | 21 feet 8 in
Height | 7 feet 6 in
Wingspan | 30 feet 7 in
Wing area | 118 sq ft
Seats | 2
Empty weight | 705 lb
Useful load | 570 lb
Payload with full fuel | 430 lb
Max takeoff weight | 1,320 lb
Fuel capacity, std | 22.2 gal
PERFORMANCE

Takeoff distance, ground roll | 615 ft
Takeoff distance over 50-ft obstacle | 1,053 ft
Max demonstrated crosswind component | 15 kt
Cruise speed/endurance w/45-min rsv, std fuel (fuel
consumption) @ 75% power, best economy, 5,000 ft |
102 kt/6 hr (3.5 gph)
Landing distance, ground roll | 764 ft
LIMITING AND RECOMMENDED AIRSPEEDS

VX (best angle of climb) | 51 KIAS
VY (best rate of climb) | 60 KIAS
VA (design maneuvering) | 88 KIAS
VNO (max structural cruising) | 118 KIAS
VNE (never exceed) | 134 KIAS
VR (rotation) | 40 KIAS
VS1 (stall, clean) | 51 KIAS
VSO (stall, in landing configuration) | 42 KIAS
FOR MORE INFORMATION contact Remos AG,
Franzfelde 31, 17309 Pasewalk, Germany (www.remos.
com/english-1/).
All specifications are based on manufacturer's
calculations. All performance figures are based on
standard day, standard atmosphere, sea level, gross
weight conditions unless otherwise noted.
EXTRA The small but tough Remos pulls gliders in Europe,

and it can be equipped with a glider-tow kit if that's your
mission.

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