The one I'm using (180HP) easily cruises at around ~110IAS at 2400 RPM ~65% power at 4500 ft. Not flat out by any means. We don't have the wheel fairings installed either.

Gotcha. Regg may have had a lower horsepower version (we didn't discuss it) or may have simply been a bit heavy with three people on board. He did have the wheel fairings, and I was surprised to see winglets. And an angle of attack meter. Very different from the last time I was up.Of course, if you put floats on that puppy... :DHook

Hmm, never had 3 people on board. I think that will slow things down a bit, I know it's a world of difference between 1 and 2 people on board.The Icon has grown on me a bit. The scope of its mission is much smaller than that of the Skyhawk.If you put floats on a Skyhawk (can they?) I have a feeling the Icon would be faster.

If you've got one and you're running it flat out all the time, I'd hate to have your repair bills.

Well, that wasn't the point though. Give up.

Hmm, never had 3 people on board. I think that will slow things down a bit, I know it's a world of difference between 1 and 2 people on board.

Regg might have been around 170, but I was 240 and the other passenger was 190. He wasn't carrying much fuel though.The Icon is something I can imagine owning and flying myself. The 172, not so much.

Well, that wasn't the point though. Give up.

Have you been reading the discussion?Hook