by Dan Johnson | Apr 24, 2021 | Aero Adventure, Inc., Aventura II, Aventura SLSA, Bristell Aircraft (USA), BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), Splog
Affordable is a word I often hear as I explore the ever-expanding world of light aircraft. From Part 103 ultralights to kit-built aircraft you can fly with a Sport Pilot license (“Sport Pilot kit”) to fully-built, FAA-accepted Special Light-Sport Aircraft… the number...
by Dan Johnson | Apr 24, 2021 | Aerolite 103, Magnum Parachutes, Splog, U-Fly-It
For years I’ve said that of all aircraft to succeed with battery electric flight, the first truly usable, enjoyable aircraft would be a Part 103 ultralight. I’ll list several reasons below but the aircraft you see in these images is already flying with electric...
by Dan Johnson | Apr 24, 2021 | Airtime Aviation, Inc. (Fly CT), Colt 100, CTsw, F2, Flight Design GmbH, J230-D, Jabiru USA (North America), Progressive Aerodyne, SeaRey LSA, Splog, Texas Aircraft Manufacturing
Pilots heading to Sun ‘n Fun 2021 had no real idea what to expect. As evening approached on Sunday set-up day, a big black storm cloud rolled over Sun ‘n Fun’s Lakeland Airport campus, blowing guard shacks and plastic bathrooms around like pieces of paper. An omen?...
by Dan Johnson | Apr 24, 2021 | Dynon Avionics, LAMA - Light Aircraft Mfrs. Assoc., Luscombe Aircraft Corporation, MC01, Montaer Aeronaves (Brazil), SeaMax, Seamax Aircraft (formerly AirMax), Silvaire LSA-8, Splog
Can aviation lead us back toward normal? Globally, governments have ordered their citizens to stay at home and all the rest, as you’ve heard ad naseum. Some places — Florida, as a sunshining example — is more open than others but much of civilization remains...
by Dan Johnson | Apr 24, 2021 | BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), Splog, T51-Mustang, Titan Aircraft Company, Tornado, Tornado II
Usually, aviation journalists attending airshows seek the latest and greatest in aircraft. We love to find aircraft our readers have never seen and I’ve reported some of those in recent days. Today, however, I’m going to step back in time to an aircraft model series I...
by Dan Johnson | Apr 24, 2021 | BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), JMB Aircraft s.r.o., Splog, Tarragon (Pelegrin Ltd.)
Think about this: A Rotax-powered aircraft capable of high-speed cruising at 185 miles an hour? That’s pretty fast and some go quite a bit faster …although not in the USA, as Light-Sport Aircraft …not yet anyway. Most readers are aware that FAA will make big changes...
