by Dan Johnson | Jan 22, 2025 | LAMA - Light Aircraft Mfrs. Assoc., mLSA, Mosaic LSA, Splog
OK, so we have a new U.S. President and Trump often promised to “Eliminate 10 new rules for every new one proposed.” On the campaign trail, this was only promises, such as every politician makes. Now comes reality. Will our new president do what he said? Regular...
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 26, 2024 | Airtime Aviation, Inc. (Fly CT), Flight Design GmbH, ICON Aircraft, Splog
Icon Informs Customers Longtime Icon PR guy Brian Manning wrote recently. He informed me he would leaving Icon at the end of this year, adding, “I’ve experienced all the ups and downs of a startup aircraft company over the years, and I’m very proud of the...
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 | 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,...
