by Marc Cook | Jun 5, 2024 | aeromarine, Aeromarine-LSA, Splog, truelite
In our original post, we linked to video of the TrueLite performing taxi tests. Now it’s done better: flying! See the new video below. Those of us looking for pure flying in lightweight form can’t help but be intrigued by the TrueLite ultralight, marketed here by...
by Dan Johnson | Jan 26, 2024 | Aeromarine-LSA, Aviad, Part 103, Splog, Zigolo Mg21
You may have experienced this but I just got sticker shock. A young pilot told me he is facing a $1,000 fee for his Private Pilot check ride. What?! I got my license so long ago I forgot how much I paid but, obviously… “A dollar doesn’t buy what it used to!” A few...
by Dan Johnson | Jan 1, 2024 | Aeromarine-LSA, Air-Tech, Inc., Badland Aircraft, CGS Hawk Aviation, CGS Hawk Singles, Fisher Flying Products, Future Vehicles s.r.o., Kolb Aircraft, Splog, U-Fly-It
Simple, light, and affordable is not a throwaway line. Each word is pivotal. Like many of you, I have enjoyed the advancing development of the LSA space, leading to Mosaic LSA in about 15 months. Additional operational capabilities plus features like autopilot,...
by Dan Johnson | Dec 1, 2023 | Aeromarine-LSA, Aviad, Splog, Zigolo MG-12, Zigolo Mg21
When I wrote about TrueLite a little over one year ago, readers loved the concept pushing the article to one of my best-read pieces of the year. That story had lots of detail, different from what follows. Now the story is the start of production and preparation of...
by Dan Johnson | Nov 16, 2023 | Aeromarine-LSA, Merlin Lite, Polini Motori S.p.A., Splog
In 2021, Merlin Lite lit up cyberspace after I wrote about the new entry’s introduction at Midwest LSA Expo in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. So many tens of thousands of you wanted to read about this intriguing aircraft that I worried the website could crash. A few other...
by Dan Johnson | Oct 26, 2023 | Aeromarine-LSA, Glider or Motorglider, Merlin Lite, Merlin PSA, Part 103, Splog, Top-50 LSA
This Merlin has nothing to do with kids in colorful costumes seeking sweets from their neighbors. It does have to do with pilots liking interesting airplanes that they can fly over their neighbors… especially when they can afford the airplane. In the last couple...
