Lead by longtime airport manager Chris Collins, the Midwest LSA Expo began in 2009. LSA had existed barely five years at that point but the apparently-inexhaustible Chris won over many vendors and visitors with his exceedingly helpful and friendly crew. Everybody loves Chris and his volunteer Orange Shirters. For... read more...
SWT Aviation, Inc. was founded in 1999 by John S. “Chip” Allen, a FAA licensed Commercial Pilot and aircraft owner. Following a successful career as a business owner in the sale of capital equipment in the environmental field, Chip returned to his passion for airplanes and flying as a... read more...
One of the most consistent suppliers of reasonably-priced Light Sport Aircraft is Aerotrek Aircraft. A seller of tricycle gear and taildragger aircraft, longtime light aircraft businessman Rob Rollison settled on Aerotrek. Over the years Aerotrek has firmly established itself on the Top-20 market share chart and you only have... read more...
AeroJones was established in 2013 and is completing its 10th year in business, a noteworthy accomplishment it will celebrate officially in 2023. A regional success story, AeroJones presently builds in Xiamen, China on the country’s coastal southeast. However, they are nearly done constructing a new-from-the-ground-up factory located with rampside... read more...
At the beginning of 2010 Alberto Porto and his partners started construction of the first Risen prototype. Two years later on a sunny Swiss morning in March 2012, the Risen aircraft made its maiden flight. Now based in Italy, Alberto has created a super-fast, sleek plane, the Superveloce. Superveloce... read more...
TL Sport Aircraft, led by Trey Murdaugh, has entered into a business relationship with U.S. BushCat representatives Daniela and Jeremy Knoll. They will help represent the TL family of light aircraft. TL Ultralight, the manufacturer of the aircraft based in the Czech Republic, and TL North America are collaborating... read more...
In the early 1930s, Sensenich began making propellers from wood. Almost a century later, wood remains a very viable material for props and many recreational aircraft owners are happy about that because wood is light and less costly. In the 1950’s they began using metal, and they now manufacture... read more...
Scalewings, a German company led by Christian Von Kessel, produces a light sport model of the famous P-51 Mustang from the days of WWII. A 70% true-to-scale aircraft with the classic aluminum appearance, the SW-51 Mustang has an all-carbon design. More than 100,000 textures of the original aircraft are... read more...
Founded in 2017, Jetson Inc is an eVTOL company with a mission to change the way we travel. They aim to make the skies available for everyone with their safe personal electric aerial vehicle. The Jetson One is a commercially available personal electric aerial vehicle that you can own... read more...
First came Revo. Like Tesla, they put out their strongest product first. Then came the little Rev that can make Part 103 if you don’t choose all the options Evolution can deliver. After Rev came Revolt, another two-seater. It uses the trademarked attributes and hardware that made Revo famous... read more...