by Dan Johnson | Dec 16, 2022 | BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), JMB Aircraft s.r.o., Splog, VL3
Fifteen years ago, in 2007, Guisset brothers Jean-Marie and Jean-Baptiste were dealers in France and Belgium for a company then known as Aveko. Driven by a passion for flying that started when they were only fourteen years old, the brothers were successful enough that...
by Dan Johnson | May 3, 2022 | Alion Aviation, BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), JMB Aircraft s.r.o., Splog, VL3
Over many years as an affordable aviation journalist I have learned two things. First, stick to airplanes. That’s what moves the needle for most pilots; nearly always such articles are the best-read on this website. Second, pilots love more powerful engines,...
by Dan Johnson | Jan 1, 2022 | Alion Aviation, BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), Dynon Avionics, JMB Aircraft s.r.o., Splog, Vickers Aircraft Company, Ltd., VL3, Wave
Now that 2021 is historical and following two years of Covid uncertainty and business interruptions, many readers can breathe a sigh of relief for an better 2022. We have two full years remaining before FAA’s Mosaic regulation becomes active. During that time you’ll...
by Dan Johnson | Aug 23, 2021 | Aeromarine-LSA, Alion Aviation, JMB Aircraft s.r.o., MC01, Merlin Lite, Montaer Aeronaves (Brazil), Montaer USA, Splog, Tri-State Kites, VL3
For 18 months, the world has been under assault from a bug so small you can’t see it without a big microscope. Plenty of us are hungry to return to what we once quaintly called “normal.” Hundreds of thousands of people at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 started back on...
by Dan Johnson | Jul 20, 2021 | Beringer Aero, Beringer Aero USA, E-Props Propellers Company, J170-D, J230-D, Jabiru Australia, Jabiru USA (North America), JMB Aircraft s.r.o., Polini Motori S.p.A., SeaMax, Seamax Aircraft (formerly AirMax), Splog, VL3
Well, FINALLY, AirVenture Oshkosh is barely a week away. It seems like forever, doesn’t it? It has been two years but feels like a decade. I hope you can attend, but if not, I plan to be on-site all week gathering the latest about Light-Sport Aircraft, Sport Pilot...
by Dan Johnson | Jul 16, 2021 | Alion Aviation, JMB Aircraft s.r.o., Splog, VL3
The age of Light Personal Aircraft is not far off in the future but is that where “fast-glass” LSA are headed? Certainly, some LSA producers have ambitions for four seat cruisers or tougher bush aircraft or larger load-carrying aircraft to satisfy pilots that want...
