by Dan Johnson | Nov 26, 2024 | 3-Axis 1-Place, Bluff City Aircraft, Dingo, Future Vehicles s.r.o., Midwest LSA Expo, Part 103, Polini Motori S.p.A., Splog
If you look at Dingo and smile, you may be an ultralighter. Appearance and qualities about Future Vehicles‘ single seat bi-wing flying machine attract certain pilots like bees to a bright flower. If you must have two seats, large flat screen displays, an autopilot,...
by Dan Johnson | Dec 18, 2023 | AVI Aircraft, Polini Motori S.p.A., Splog, Swan
Aeromarine LSA’s Chip Erwin is one but certainly not the only busy fellow in the modern Part 103 aircraft space. AVI’s Radu Berceanu is another a man on the move. Chip works in metal. Radu works in composite. You know Chip better (he’s adept at PR) but you probably...
by Dan Johnson | Nov 16, 2023 | Aeromarine-LSA, Merlin Lite, Polini Motori S.p.A., Splog
In 2021, Merlin Lite lit up cyberspace after I wrote about the new entry’s introduction at Midwest LSA Expo in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. So many tens of thousands of you wanted to read about this intriguing aircraft that I worried the website could crash. A few other...
by Dan Johnson | Jun 2, 2023 | AVI Aircraft, Polini Motori S.p.A., Splog, Swan
I found much to discover at Aero Friedrichshafen 2023 but in one exhibit space I found two wonderful surprises. Both are from AVI Aircraft. One was easy to pick out as new. The other initially fooled me. In the Aero event I missed last year due to Covid (and the prior...
by Dan Johnson | Sep 10, 2022 | Aeroplanes Dar, Polini Motori S.p.A., Solo (120), Splog, UL 115
Some kind of remarkable thing happened here in Mt. Vernon, Illinois where the Midwest LSA Expo is taking place. Out of the 30 or 40 airplanes on display, no less than three of them are what I’ll call “next generation” Part 103 ultralight entries. It would be amazing...
by Dan Johnson | Sep 9, 2022 | AVI Aircraft, Polini Motori S.p.A., Splog, Swan, Swan 120
While I have been familiar with AVI’s Swan for several years, having earlier seen it at the German Aero show, this was a first appearance for Swan in the United States. What’s brand new is the Swan 103 model made specifically for FAR Part 103. The new model made its...
