Founded in 2017 by uShip founder Matt Chasen, Lift Aircraft is busy designing an eVTOL aircraft that is Part 103 compliant. In January 2018, the prototype flew, in July there was an unmanned flight, and in October came the first manned flight. That’s a pretty impressive year for them!... read more...
George Bye, the founder of Bye Aerospace, has long been interested in electric propulsion aircraft. The eFlyer 2, a two-seat aircraft, is designed, flight tested, and is now undergoing the FAA certification process. The hope is to replace the aging training fleet with an alternative that has a power... read more...
For many companies, 2020 was an extremely challenging year due to the Covid pandemic – but not for AeroJones, the producer of the CTLS Light Sport Aircraft! They doubled their sales while expanding their services and product line. The CTLS is one of the top selling planes in the... read more...
The DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase is the last aviation event – in the USA – in the year, and a great event it is, too! Organizer Jana Filip works hard to ensure that the show just gets better each year. 2020 threw a bit of a wrench into the... read more...
Aerotrek Aircraft, out of Bloomfield, Indiana, is led by Rob Rollison, and imports the popular models A220 taildragger and the A240 tricycle gear. Both of these planes are Special Light Sport Aircraft and come from Aeropro CZ in the Czech Republic. These are good-looking planes at a reasonable price,... read more...
The Bat Hawk is a light-sport airplane from South Africa, and built to withstand that country’s often challenging conditions. This three-axis, high-wing plane has side-by-side seating for dual control, and comes ready-to-fly. Gary Saitowitz, in Marietta, Georgia, is the USA dealer for this plane. Thanks for your support, Gary,... read more...
Sensenich Wood Propellers has been in the business since the early 1930’s. While many of the (well over) 850,000 wood, aluminum, and composite propellers that the company has shipped have gone onto light aircraft, the company says that most of their products have gone on to certified aircraft. That’s... read more...
Evolution Trikes gets their name from the long evolution of weight shift control aircraft, which lead to the development of the Revo – which name is itself short for Revolutionary. And Larry Mednick has created a good-looking line of trikes for both Part 103 flight as well as for... read more...
Located in Torrance, California, The Airplane Factory is the exclusive distributor for the Sling aircraft line in the USA, Canada, and Mexico. The South African company is run in the USA by Matt Liknaitzky, who holds many ratings; this includes being one of the early FAA Designated Pilot Examiners... read more...
In 1999, John “Chip” Allen founded SWT Aviation in Georgia. Chip is a licensed commercial pilot and aircraft owner, and SWT is the distributor for the CubCrafters line of aircraft in the southeastern USA. I’ve always thought that these planes looked like they had a happy smile on their... read more...