by Dan Johnson | Jun 27, 2025 | Airtime Aviation, Inc. (Fly CT), F2, Flight Design GmbH, mLSA, Mosaic LSA
Since Light-Sport Aircraft first arrived on the aviation scene back in 2004, one brand has lead the fleet as it grew impressively. Flight Design has manufactured nearly 2,000 aircraft over those 21 years. Its several models can be found in most countries on Earth....
by Dan Johnson | Dec 26, 2024 | Airtime Aviation, Inc. (Fly CT), Flight Design GmbH, ICON Aircraft, Splog
Icon Informs Customers Longtime Icon PR guy Brian Manning wrote recently. He informed me he would leaving Icon at the end of this year, adding, “I’ve experienced all the ups and downs of a startup aircraft company over the years, and I’m very proud of the...
by Dan Johnson | Oct 9, 2024 | Airtime Aviation, Inc. (Fly CT), ct, F2, Flight Design GmbH, LSA business, mLSA, Mosaic, Mosaic LSA, Splog
As we Floridians prepare to face Hurricane Milton starting later today, I’m pleased to give an update on one of our leading companies in the LSA space. I refer to Flight Design, which gained fame for the enviable success of its CT-series aircraft (CT2K, CTSW, CTLS,...
by Dan Johnson | Dec 8, 2022 | Airtime Aviation, Inc. (Fly CT), CTLS, F2, Flight Design GmbH, Splog
Web stats showed a strong response to my article about Ukraine-based light aircraft builders continuing on even as the missiles fly and the bombs fall around them. The situation is terrifying and the future uncertain but the stories we don’t hear sometimes involve...
by Dan Johnson | Nov 7, 2022 | A-22, A32 Vixxen, Aeros, Airtime Aviation, Inc. (Fly CT), Ant, CTLS, F2, Heavenbound Aviation, Splog
The following story is one that moved me and might affect you similarly. I consider all recreational aviators anywhere in the world as fellow flying enthusiasts. Maybe you do, too? Whatever we fly, pilots share a love of aviation, regardless of what language we speak...
by Dan Johnson | Mar 6, 2022 | Aeroprakt Ltd., Aeroprakt USA, Airtime Aviation, Inc. (Fly CT), Flight Design GmbH, Flight Design USA, ICON Aircraft, Splog
Two wildly divergent events occurred in the last few days. They are completely unrelated yet they show the global interplay in modern light aviation. One story involves relative newcomer Icon Aircraft and their A5 LSA seaplane. The other revolves around the producer...
