Thanks again to BRP-Rotax!
February 1st, 2023 | NewsIn 2014, BRP achieved a major benchmark accomplishment: the sale of the 50,000th unit in the Rotax 912/914 aircraft engine series. Since its creation, BRP has produced more than seven million engines, including engines for all BRP products, for several OEMs in the motorcycle industry and for karts. Bombardier... read more...
Thanks, MagniFlight LLC!
January 23rd, 2023 | NewsMagniFlight LLC, located on the beautiful Gulf Coast, is an importer of the Italian Magni Gyroplane. Mark Sprigg imports them as a 51%-owner-build-kit and offers a builder assist program. Mark is also a DPE and a CFI, so you can do it all in one place! You can learn... read more...
Thanks, Aircraft Spruce!
December 30th, 2022 | NewsAs their logo says, “Everything For Planes & Pilots Since 1965”! Actually begun in 1956 as Fullerton Air Parts, Aircraft Spruce has been serving the needs of the recreational flight community for a very long time! This is a family business and they strive to provide excellent customer service... read more...
Thank you A&M Airsports!
December 27th, 2022 | NewsA&M Airsports has been providing the Chicago area and the greater Midwest with Light Sport/Ultralight Trike Sales & Flight Instruction since 1997. They specialize in the weight shift control trike style of sport aircraft. Mike Hudetz is based out of the Rochelle, Illinois, airport, and he’s got many years... read more...
Welcome, Opener.aero!
November 28th, 2022 | NewsHeadquartered in Palo Alto, CA, Opener aims to make the dream of flight available for all in an efficient, electrically-powered craft (eVTOL). At AirVenture 2022, they had several human-operated flights. Run by Kenneth Karklin, Opener is the manufacturer of the BlackFly, an all-electric craft. Founded as SkyKar in 2008,... read more...
Thank you, M Squared!
November 15th, 2022 | NewsM-Squared continues a tradition of simple but well-built open cockpit “ultralight” aircraft. I used quotation marks as M-Square now sells SLSA and ELSA models, but also continues to make the Part 103-capable single seater that you can fly without a pilot’s license of any kind plus no medical and... read more...
Welcome, Skyleader!
September 16th, 2022 | NewsWhen looking at these planes, LSA veterans may be recalling Kappa KP5, one of the earliest entries on the ByDanJohnson.com SLSA List (#9). It was originally sold under the European brand name Jihlavan and that challenging name for Americans may be a good reason the Czech producer changed to... read more...
Thank you, CGS Hawk – Merlin Aerospace
September 13th, 2022 | NewsCGS Hawk, now doing business as Merlin Aerospace Limited, is one of the most-beloved of all light aircraft in America. More than 2,000 are flying all across the USA and around the world. Originally created by Chuck Slusarczyk, the operation is headed today by Joseph Shirley and once again... read more...
Thank you, Ekolot!
September 12th, 2022 | NewsThe producer of Elf, the also-very-handsome Topaz, plus another model named Junior, is PPHU Ekolot, a Polish manufacturer based in the city of Krosno. Formed in 1995 by director Henryk Slowik, a successful Polish businessman, the chief designer is Jerzy Krawczyk, an aeronautical engineer who graduated from Warsaw Polytechnics... read more...
Thanks, Wild Sky!
August 22nd, 2022 | NewsIf you flew better than 9,000 hours solely to give trike instruction, you would tend to develop ideas about how an aircraft can better fit the type of flying lessons you want to give. That’s exactly what Wild Sky owner Denny Reed has done with the Goat. While not... read more...
