by Steve Ashby | Jul 26, 2024 | Affordable Aviation, AirVenture, Blackshape Aircraft, Mosaic LSA, Splog
There are a lot of sexy looking airplanes displayed at AirVenture, but a sure front runner for sleekest looking plane around is the Prime Veloce all-composite, two-place tandem retractable sport plane from Monopoli, Italy. This little speedster is powered by a Rotax...
by Steve Ashby | Jul 23, 2024 | Affordable Aviation, AirVenture, quicksilver, Splog
At the 1993 EAA annual convention (long before they called it AirVenture) a young dreamer walked the ultralight grounds with hopes of someday building and flying an ultralight aircraft. On row 1 in front of the Ultralight Barn, Mike Ostrander spotted a well worn...
by Jon Croke | Jul 20, 2024 | Affordable Aviation, Affordaplane, Splog
With this, the last chapter of the Affordaplane build, I will describe how an engine mount was created to complete the last major step. As a quick recap of the previous chapters in this series, I was attempting to plans build a legal ultralight using common tools and...
by Dave Unwin | Jul 17, 2024 | Affordable Aviation, Splog, sting, tl-ultralights
“Look at that groundspeed!” I exclaimed, pointing at the Garmin EFIS. “Our TAS is nearly 125 knots, which means we’ve got a 60 knot headwind straight on the spinner!” “Can you imagine being up here in a traditional microlight?” asked the Sting’s owner, John Palmer....
by Mark Timney | Jul 17, 2024 | aeronca, Affordable Aviation, buying used, champ, Splog
The Aeronca Champion might be the Rodney Dangerfield of light aircraft. The plane, which has historically played second fiddle to the Piper Cub, doesn’t get the respect it deserves, according to its fans. “Take all the light planes from that era and look at which...
by Steve Ashby | Jul 11, 2024 | Affordable Aviation, merlin, Splog
First introduced in Europe in 2013, the all aluminum single seat enclosed cabin Merlin LSA has sported a variety of engines, including a Rotax 582, a specially built four stroke V-twin and even an electric motor. In fact, the Merlin airframe has served as a test bed...
