by Ben Sclair | Apr 19, 2025 | 20250424, ADS-B, Aviation News, Cirrus Aircraft, GAMI, General Aviation, Mosaic, Opinion, SUN 'n FUN
Attending SUN ‘n FUN for the first time since 2019, Publisher Ben Sclair filled his reporter’s notebooks with news from the show. Read...
by Dan Johnson | Feb 21, 2025 | Bristell (NG 5) SLSA, BRM Aero, s.r.o., BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), mLSA, Mosaic, Mosaic LSA, Splog
In the airplane-manufacturing enterprise, very few companies have exceeded four figures of aircraft deliveries. The newest producer to achieve this feat did so in only 15 years. BRM Aero announced, “Last year (2024) was a remarkable year for Bristell Aircraft....
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 | 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 Marc Cook | Aug 13, 2024 | AirVenture, Mosaic, Splog
As part of the Oshkosh Live streaming television the Firecrown aviation division (which includes this site as well as KITPLANES) did from AirVenture, I sat down with Rian Johnson, who is, in addition to his role as head of design engineering at Van’s Aircraft, the...
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,...
