by Dan Johnson | Sep 12, 2023 | J230-D, Jabiru Australia, Splog, US Sport Planes
At Midwest LSA Expo on Day Three, I interviewed two leading sellers in the LSA or Sport Pilot kit space, one imported model and one U.S. brand. They represent different approaches to the business yet each has been successful, one for 35 years and one for 40 years....
by Dan Johnson | Dec 5, 2022 | BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), Continental Aerospace Technology, J230-D, Jabiru Australia, Splog, US Sport Planes
When I was a kid, I was a New York Yankees baseball fan. Why? I’d never been to New York; I lived in the midwest. I loved the baseball team because they won a lot. The saying way back then was, “The American League battle isn’t to determine who wins, but which team...
by Dan Johnson | Jul 20, 2021 | Beringer Aero, Beringer Aero USA, E-Props Propellers Company, J170-D, J230-D, Jabiru Australia, Jabiru USA (North America), JMB Aircraft s.r.o., Polini Motori S.p.A., SeaMax, Seamax Aircraft (formerly AirMax), Splog, VL3
Well, FINALLY, AirVenture Oshkosh is barely a week away. It seems like forever, doesn’t it? It has been two years but feels like a decade. I hope you can attend, but if not, I plan to be on-site all week gathering the latest about Light-Sport Aircraft, Sport Pilot...
by Dan Johnson | Apr 24, 2021 | Airtime Aviation, Inc. (Fly CT), Colt 100, CTsw, F2, Flight Design GmbH, J230-D, Jabiru USA (North America), Progressive Aerodyne, SeaRey LSA, Splog, Texas Aircraft Manufacturing
Pilots heading to Sun ‘n Fun 2021 had no real idea what to expect. As evening approached on Sunday set-up day, a big black storm cloud rolled over Sun ‘n Fun’s Lakeland Airport campus, blowing guard shacks and plastic bathrooms around like pieces of paper. An omen?...
by Dan Johnson | Apr 13, 2021 | Airtime Aviation, Inc. (Fly CT), Colt 100, CTsw, F2, Flight Design GmbH, J230-D, Jabiru USA (North America), Progressive Aerodyne, SeaRey LSA, Splog, Texas Aircraft Manufacturing
Pilots heading to Sun ‘n Fun 2021 had no real idea what to expect. As evening approached on Sunday set-up day, a big black storm cloud rolled over Sun ‘n Fun’s Lakeland Airport campus, blowing guard shacks and plastic bathrooms around like pieces of paper. An omen?...
