by Dan Johnson | Aug 14, 2023 | Montaer Aeronaves (Brazil), Montaer Aircraft USA, Splog, Texas Aircraft Manufacturing
Is this an exciting time for aviation? Have you been one of the many pilots anticipating Mosaic and the promise it brings for more capable aircraft? The new proposal is loaded with ideas we requested. As with the SP/LSA rule of nineteen years ago, these features of...
by Dan Johnson | Feb 16, 2023 | Bristell Aircraft (USA), BRM Aero, s.r.o., J230-SP, Montaer Aeronaves (Brazil), Sonex Aircraft LLC, Splog, The Airplane Factory, The Airplane Factory USA, US Sport Planes, Van's Aircraft, Inc.
Darkest before dawn? I hear growing concern about FAA’s new Mosaic regulation and what it will or won’t do. An increasing number of comments I hear are variations of these words — “FAA is never going to get this done, and if they do, it will be a crappy rule.” Why so...
by Dan Johnson | Nov 30, 2022 | Aero Affinity, BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), MC01, Montaer Aeronaves (Brazil), Splog
Pilots love airplanes (duh!). Pilots also love engines, especially when they are truly powerful. So, perhaps Brazilian manufacturer Montaer made a market-savvy move by moving quickly to incorporate Rotax’s most potent engine, their 915iS producing 141 horsepower in a...
by Dan Johnson | Oct 20, 2022 | Aero Affinity, BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), Garmin International, MC01, Montaer Aeronaves (Brazil), Montaer USA, Splog
When I asked “Mosaic LSA?” in the lead image of this article, was I simply being provocative? Or, is the soon-to-be-debuted Montaer MC01 with Rotax 915iS a forecast of what is to come with Mosaic? Hopefully the title did get your attention but it asks a legitimate...
by Dan Johnson | Aug 8, 2022 | Aero Affinity, BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), Garmin International, MC01, Montaer Aeronaves (Brazil), Splog
We leave the grounds of Oshkosh ghosted with images of planes that attracted major interest. From Wisconsin we fly far south to Brazil, home to Montaer and its MC-01, number 154 on our Special Light-Sport Aircraft List. Montaer will now be represented in the USA by a...
by Dan Johnson | Jun 10, 2022 | Aero Adventure, Inc., Aero Affinity, B.O.T. Aircraft, Magnus Aircraft (Hungary), Montaer Aeronaves (Brazil), SC 07 Super Cruiser, Splog, The Aviator Family
The title of this article contains a lot of information. If you are a close observer of light aircraft, you may recognize B.O.T.’s Speed Cruiser but you didn’t get the rest right away, did you? Now Available? Journey? Aero Affinity? Neither did I know these references...
