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 | Aug 29, 2023 | Aero Adventure, Inc., Jabiru Australia, Splog, The Aviator Family, US Sport Planes, Zenith Aircraft Co.
When AirVenture Oshkosh ends, you can almost hear a national sigh as if to denote the flying season is over. EAA’s magnificent summer celebration of flight leads to Labor Day and into fall. Fun flying in northern climates might begin to slow but in the southern half...
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...