I don't have good enough sales and price data to precisely say whether $130,000 is the median or the average price of a new LSA, but many of the most popular models sell in that range. This causes the standard autonomic reaction that insists that the people who sell these airplanes have become detached from reality. Whatever.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/air-shows-events/airventure-affordable-lsas-welding-lessons-and-jet-shows