by Dan Johnson | Jul 21, 2023 | Sensenich Propeller, Splog
Can you hear it? Do you notice pilots all around you preparing for the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh, Wisconsin for AirVenture 2023? Preflights happening. Engines firing up. Courses set on the EFIS. We’re off to the biggest aviation week of the year! One pre-show...
by Dan Johnson | Jul 19, 2023 | Splog
Whenever I write about FAA’s Mosaic regulation, especially when I mentioned the date they predicted, a substantial percentage of all readers shrug this off, believing that FAA will never complete it on time. What if I told you they were ahead of schedule? Is that an...
by Dan Johnson | Jul 7, 2023 | Aeromarine-LSA, Merlin Lite, Merlin PSA, Splog
Naturally, sharp-eyed ByDanJohnson.com readers already know about Chip’s big idea. See this article; scroll down. What you didn’t know is that this idea was unique enough to win a patent. That’s uncommon in recreational aviation, though, of course, an idea like this...
by Dan Johnson | Jun 30, 2023 | Air Command Int'l LLC, Arrow Copter, AutoGyro GmbH, Blades Over Me, ELA Gyroplanes USA, Gyro Technic, Magni Gyro S.r.l., Magni USA LLC, Niki Rotor Aviation, Rotorvox Aero (USA), SilverLight Aviation, Splog, Top-50 Videos
A dozen years ago, fixed wing pilots thought very little about “gyrocopters” — as some people called them. Actually that word is a model name established by Igor Bensen, widely thought of as the father of this activity along with Juan de la Cierva of Spain, known for...
by Dan Johnson | Jun 27, 2023 | Rotor X Aircraft (Dragon), Splog
If you listen to perpetually-excited media, air taxis will soon be shuttling people hither and yon in all the big cities of the globe. Executives and shoppers will be whisked around downtown skyscrapers silently, quietly, swiftly, and the cost will be modest. Do you...
by Dan Johnson | Jun 22, 2023 | BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), Porto Aviation Group (was SEO-Avio), Risen, Splog, Top-50 Videos
When this series started, Icon’s shapely A5 LSA seaplane topped the list. Handsome as it is and like most seaplanes, A5 is not particularly fast. The subject of this second in the series of 50 aircraft is Porto Aviation’s Risen. You might say it is on the other end of...
