Nineteen pounds makes a big difference, especially when transporting. The weight difference is somewhat noticeable when launching. The SD's weight is highly noticeable, however, when trying to stand up. Landing is a different story, the advantage goes to the SkyCruiser. This could also be a safety factor.
Less weight means slower speeds when landing.
The SD is a pain in the butt when you fail to effectively perform a forward launch and have to reset your wing. With the SD, you have to shut the motor off, sit the paramotor down, disconnect and get out of the harness system, and then, reset your glider wing. The SD is very easy to start because it's Fresh Breeze Solo engine has a very large decompression hole. The SD is even more easy to start with the new Fresh Breeze High Energy Ignition System. However, the decompression hole gets clogged after 20 hours and requires removal of the cylinder head to unclog the hole.