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 | 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...
by Dan Johnson | Dec 21, 2021 | A5, Beringer Aero, Beringer Aero USA, BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), Duc Hélices (props), F2, Flight Design GmbH, Flight Design USA, Garmin International, ICON Aircraft, Splog
Rather loudly and persistently I beat the drum about “affordable aircraft,” but readers also enjoy learning about other aircraft. I will never write about jets or multimillion-dollar aircraft but I will continue to follow any “light” aircraft that meets LSA parameters...
by Dan Johnson | Jul 29, 2021 | F2, Flight Design GmbH, Flight Design USA, Splog
As you readers must know, I prefer to focus mainly on the airplanes, on light aircraft. It’s what interests me and I’ve learned it’s what interests you* as well. I captured more cool aircraft news on Day 3 and I will return to that tomorrow. Today’s topic is...
