by Dan Johnson | Apr 11, 2021 | Dynon Avionics, LAMA - Light Aircraft Mfrs. Assoc., MC01, Montaer Aeronaves (Brazil), SeaMax, Seamax Aircraft (formerly AirMax), 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 9, 2021 | Beringer Aero, Beringer Aero USA, BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), C42, Comco Ikarus GmbH, Garmin International, Splog
Americans have seen Comco Ikarus‘ C42 before. At least three different importers have represented C42 versions to the U.S. market. Today, Germany’s most successful light aircraft is served by a Canada-based dealer, Ikarus Flight Centre. Yet no one can dispute that C42...
by Dan Johnson | Apr 7, 2021 | 20210401, Aviation News, General Aviation, luscombe, Opinion, Splog
Aeronautical engineer Steve Testrake and Stephen Young acquired the Luscombe assets in June of 2019, creating Luscombe Aircraft Corporation to produce new planes, as well as parts of the existing Luscombe fleet. “Our goal is to revive the legacy of the Luscombe.” Read...
by Dan Johnson | Apr 2, 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 | Mar 24, 2021 | Aeroplanes Dar, Polini Motori S.p.A., Solo (120), Splog
Bulgarian designer Tony Ilieff is on a mission to find new representatives for his handsome light aircraft after concluding earlier representation in Canada. Built carefully — that is, without lots of weighty options — Solo can fit the Part 103 category. Given...
by Dan Johnson | Mar 20, 2021 | BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), Garmin International, MC01, Montaer Aeronaves (Brazil), Montaer USA, Splog
Welcome our newest entry to the Special LSA fleet: Montaer’s MC01. It’s been added to our SLSA List that so many of you visit regularly. In a way, you already know this aircraft or at least its look-a-like predecessor, Paradise’s P1NG. As happens in every industry, a...
