by Marino Boric | May 16, 2022 | Alion Aviation, Breezer Aircraft GmbH & Co., BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), Splog
Our concluding report from Europe’s most interesting airshow (certainly for those interested in affordable aviation) speaks to the challenges for big event organizers in the restrictive atmosphere of Covid mandates. As recently as seven weeks before the show was to...
by Dan Johnson | May 3, 2022 | Alion Aviation, BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), JMB Aircraft s.r.o., Splog, VL3
Over many years as an affordable aviation journalist I have learned two things. First, stick to airplanes. That’s what moves the needle for most pilots; nearly always such articles are the best-read on this website. Second, pilots love more powerful engines,...
by Dan Johnson | Jan 1, 2022 | Alion Aviation, BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), Dynon Avionics, JMB Aircraft s.r.o., Splog, Vickers Aircraft Company, Ltd., VL3, Wave
Now that 2021 is historical and following two years of Covid uncertainty and business interruptions, many readers can breathe a sigh of relief for an better 2022. We have two full years remaining before FAA’s Mosaic regulation becomes active. During that time you’ll...
by Dan Johnson | Aug 23, 2021 | Aeromarine-LSA, Alion Aviation, JMB Aircraft s.r.o., MC01, Merlin Lite, Montaer Aeronaves (Brazil), Montaer USA, Splog, Tri-State Kites, VL3
For 18 months, the world has been under assault from a bug so small you can’t see it without a big microscope. Plenty of us are hungry to return to what we once quaintly called “normal.” Hundreds of thousands of people at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 started back on...
by Dan Johnson | Jul 16, 2021 | Alion Aviation, JMB Aircraft s.r.o., Splog, VL3
The age of Light Personal Aircraft is not far off in the future but is that where “fast-glass” LSA are headed? Certainly, some LSA producers have ambitions for four seat cruisers or tougher bush aircraft or larger load-carrying aircraft to satisfy pilots that want...