by Dan Johnson | Jan 17, 2024 | BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), GoGetAir Aircraft, Mosaic LSA, Scissortail Aerosport, Splog
Are you ready for Mosaic? Let’s be crystal clear. You have almost no time left to comment on FAA’s proposed rule. Mere days remain before the comment window closes. (Comment links at bottom) However, we won’t see Mosaic LSA for many months yet. …Or, is that wrong? In...
by Dan Johnson | Dec 23, 2023 | BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), ICON Aircraft, Junkers Aircraft, Splog
As the end of the year approaches and as excitement builds for 2024, I have some news items of interest to the light aircraft community. Right before Christmas, read about the maiden flight of Junkers side-by-side A60, a year-end recap provided by Icon Aircraft, and...
by Dan Johnson | Nov 28, 2023 | AirWolf 912, BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), Pegasus 582, Powered Parachute, Powrachute Corporation, Splog
Last summer, when EAA AirVenture Oshkosh exploded with news that FAA released Mosaic, nearly all the attention was on increased weight and speed, and capabilities like retractable gear, controllable props, even multiengine or turbine aircraft. Christmas in July, I...
by Dan Johnson | Jul 25, 2023 | BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), FlyLight, SkyRanger U.S., Splog
I write about affordable aviation whenever interesting material is available. This website will eventually (probably by August or September) move to the AffordableAviation.com domain that I purchased many years ago. It’s important to me that pilots can actually afford...
by Dan Johnson | Jul 10, 2023 | BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), Vickers Aircraft Company, Ltd., Wave
Oshkosh is nearly here again so it must be seaplane flying time. America’s north is rich with open water for fun or safety. When the summer season arrives, seaplanes are at their finest. Indeed, AirVenture’s Seaplane Base operation is a whole show alongside the main...
by Dan Johnson | Jun 22, 2023 | BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), Porto Aviation Group (was SEO-Avio), Risen, Splog, Top-50 Videos
When this series started, Icon’s shapely A5 LSA seaplane topped the list. Handsome as it is and like most seaplanes, A5 is not particularly fast. The subject of this second in the series of 50 aircraft is Porto Aviation’s Risen. You might say it is on the other end of...
