Scoda Aeronautica Super Petrel LS
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The Super Petrel LS is a Brazilian two-seat amphibious biplane flying boat built by Scoda Aeronautica and sold in the United States as a factory-built light-sport aircraft since about 2009: a composite hull with retractable wheels, a pusher Rotax 912iS above the cabin, 850 lb empty and 1,430 lb gross on land (1,320 on water), with 100 knots maximum cruise, a 37-knot stall, 1,000 fpm and about 6 hours' endurance on 24 gallons.
It is the amphibian a sport pilot can own and fly from a lake, and the biplane layout is what makes it work: the low wing's sponsons stabilise it on the water and the short span fits a hangar. The trade is a slow, draughty aeroplane with 580 lb of useful load, of which full fuel takes 144, and the maintenance of any amphibian - hull and gear corrosion, retraction-system rigging and the engine's salt-water exposure if it is flown on the coast - so logbooks showing fresh-water use and a supporting dealer matter. As a factory S-LSA it is consistent between examples and must be maintained to the manufacturer's instructions with an LSA repairman or A&P; the gross weight is a legal limit, and the 1,320 lb water limit is 110 lb lower than the land one. The XP successor has a different engine, weight and price and is not this row. Super Petrel USA in Florida supports the fleet and runs annual maintenance training.
Variants of the Scoda Super Petrel
- Super Petrel LS · 2009 · 79 active · this page
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TAILFAX SCORE
Partial: 16.6 out of 30 (safety not scored, too few records)
Among 1–2 seat pistons (321 models)
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What it is
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | amphibious |
| Engines | — |
| Engine | Rotax 912iS (100 hp; Rotax 914UL 115 hp option) |
| Horsepower | 100 hp |
| Fuel | — |
| Certification basis | LSA |
| Production start | 2009 |
| Production end | — |
| Endorsements required | — |
Performance
| Cruise (75 % power) | 100 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range (75 %, standard fuel, 30-min reserve) | — |
| Service ceiling | 12,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 1,000 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 37 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | — |
| Landing over 50 ft | — |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 580 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | — |
| Max takeoff weight | 1,430 lb |
| Empty weight | 850 lb |
| Usable fuel | 24 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | — |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | — |
|---|---|
| Price, high | — |
| Prices as of | — |
| Engine TBO | — |
| Overhaul cost, low | — |
| Overhaul cost, high | — |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 86 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 79 |
| Median year built | 2021 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 6 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 2 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 75.95 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 75.95 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 43 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 54.43 · thin base (low)3 |
| Airworthiness directives | 0 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 79 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 79 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 79 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | 1.7 of 103 |
| Support | 5.1 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 9.8 of 105 |
| Overall (sum of the categories shown) | Partial: 16.6 out of 30 (safety not scored, too few records)6 |
- Accident record: class median 36.69 · 321 models in class.
- Severity: class median 13.04.
- Access: class median 1,000.
- Support: class median 77.5.
- Liquidity: class median 20.
- Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories. When accident record and severity cannot be scored because the model has too few records, the other three give a partial score out of 30, labelled as such; it is never set against a full score.
Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · ADs Oct 8 · scores Sep 30