[1][2] The aircraft was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg).
[1] The aircraft fuselage is made from bolted-together 6061-T6 aluminum tubing that is supplied anodized and pre-drilled.
Original factory options included a cockpit fairing, wheels brakes, wheel pants, rotor brake and a main rotor pre-rotator, although the installation of any of these options will raise the empty weight above US FAR 103 limits for ultralight vehicles.
[1] Reviewer Andre Cliche said of the aircraft: The Commander 447 is a highly maneuverable stick—and-rudder machine that can give lots of excitement to those pilots who like to explore their flying skills.
Like all gyros, it can be trailered easily and the preflight setup time is said to be 15 minutes.