by Dan Johnson | Jan 22, 2025 | Mach 9 Aero, mLSA, Mosaic LSA, Shark.Aero, Splog, Sport Aircraft Canada
Readers who scour the Internet looking for fascinating Light-Sport Aircraft may already know Shark. Conceived by Jaro Dostal in the Czech Republic, this design is the latest from a man who has a long, storied history of aircraft for the light aviation set. Jaro’s work...
by Dan Johnson | Dec 20, 2024 | mLSA, Mosaic, Mosaic LSA, Splog, Sport Aviation Center LLC
Let me do the obvious first. Mosaic has for some weeks been in what agency personnel call their “quiet period.” This is when FAA is finalizing a regulation and will no longer respond to info requests. Public comment windows are long closed. Short take — We know only a...
by Dan Johnson | Dec 8, 2024 | mLSA, Mosaic LSA, Rans Incorporated, S-21 Outbound, Splog
What’s great to see? How about an American light aircraft producer doing exceptionally well? Rans has been around 50 years*, 40 of them as an aircraft developer and producer. From S-3 to S-21, the designs have varied but the newest is Outbound and it add capabilities...
by Dan Johnson | Oct 18, 2024 | mLSA, Mosaic LSA, Powered Parachute, Powrachute Corporation, Splog
Here’s a helicopter-like aircraft you might actually consider. I have often reviewed what I call multicopters (several articles). I searched for aircraft you might fly for fun; several of them can enjoy the freedom and special benefits of Part 103. I’ve stayed away...
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 Phil Solomon | Jun 20, 2024 | mLSA, Mosaic, Mosaic LSA, Splog
A lot has been written about the contents of the MOSAIC NPRM and many people and organizations have been able to comment on it to the FAA. Much of the commentary has been around the extension, or in some cases, curtailing of existing privileges for Sport Pilots,...
