Flight Design CTLS-ELA
1 for sale, 1 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Flight Design CTLS-ELA ask?
Not published
1 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Flight Design CTLS-ELA fly?
The CTLS-ELA’s book range is 1,080 nm, about 8 h 56 min at 121 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence low.
What does a Flight Design CTLS-ELA cost to keep?
It depends on how you fly it and where you keep it, so Sprinkle doesn’t give one figure. Work it out on your own numbers.
Go to the cost calculator →Too few US-dollar asking prices to chart this model by year.
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Range by variant
Book ranges from the catalog: still air, full fuel, no reserves, at the confidence shown. Plan with your own numbers.
- CTLS-ELA1,080 nm · 121 kt cruise · low confidence
The Flight Design CTLS-ELA in brief
1 Flight Design CTLS-ELA listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 2013.
How the Flight Design CTLS-ELA performs
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 121 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 1,080 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 2 passengers.
Buying a Flight Design CTLS-ELA
Too few US-dollar asking prices to give a range yet.
Before an offer, check
- A pre-buy inspection by a mechanic who knows the type, chosen by you, not the seller.
- Complete logbooks for the airframe, engines and propellers, with any gaps explained.
- Damage history and any repairs, against the logbooks and the registry record.
- Engine time against the overhaul interval, and the shop that did the last overhaul.
- Airworthiness directives and service bulletins: which apply, and how each was closed.
Figures from the listings Sprinkle reads, read Nov 12, 2026. A market read from asking prices, not an appraisal.
About the Flight Design CTLS-ELA
- Manufacturer
- Flight Design
- Category
- Piston airplane
- Variants in the catalog
- 1: CTLS-ELA
- Passengers, at most
- 2
- The farthest the maker says the aircraft can fly on full fuel, in still air with standard reserves. Real trips with passengers and wind come up shorter.
- 1,080 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 121 kt
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 14,000 ft
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 600 kg (1,323 lb)
- The aviation authority’s approval of an aircraft design, such as the FAA’s or EASA’s. Each model flies under one.
- Not published
From Sprinkle's aircraft catalog. Figures are the highest across the model's variants.
The Flight Design CTLS-ELA fleet
- Registered fleet
- 289
- Median age
- 16 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 5
- Most built in the
- 2010s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Flight Design CTLS-ELA manuals and documents
- Aircraft Operating Instructions (AOI) (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2009
- Flight Design CT-LSA Maintenance Manual (PDF, opens in a new tab)Maintenance · 2013
- Parts & Assembly Manual (PDF, opens in a new tab)Parts catalog · 2008
- Service Bulletin (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2019
- Service Bulletin SB-SECS-CT2k-03 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2010
- Service Bulletin SB-LTUL-CTLS-02 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2008
- Flight Design CTLS Model Guide (PDF, opens in a new tab)Model guide · 2026
From Sprinkle’s library for this model. PDFs open from Sprinkle’s own files.
What one would cost to fly
Put in your own figures; the totals update as you type.
- A month
- $1,967
- A flight hour, all in
- $236
- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $10,300
- Fixed
- $13,300
- Loan
- $0
Fields marked Typical hold a rule-of-thumb figure for a piston airplane: an assumption, not Sprinkle's data. Replace them with your own.
Not a quote: Sprinkle doesn't hold insurance, hangar or maintenance costs. Asking prices, not sales.
From the listings Sprinkle reads for this model. Read Nov 12, 2026.