Powered by a 200-hp Lycoming engine, the four-place Stallion is designed to fall under the new Light-Sport Aircraft rules the FAA is currently working on, according to company officials.
Light Sport Aircraft
One step closer to FAA’s proposed changes to LSA
The FAA has released a pre-publication version of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the long-awaited MOSAIC package of aircraft certification, which will expand opportunities for light-sport aircraft (LSA).
Teen-built LSA takes flight
Four years after the project began, students involved in the Naples Youth Aviation Project (NYAP) in Florida recently unveiled the Sling 2 Light-Sport Aircraft they built.
Pipistrel taps Georgia company for southeastern sales and service
Based at two airports in Georgia — Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (KGVL) in Gainesville and Dekalb Peachtree Airport (KPDK) in Chamblee — Lanier Flight Center will be responsible for sales, service, support, and training for Pipistrel’s ultralight, light sport, and type certified aircraft, including the Alpha Trainer, Velis Electro, and Panthera.
FAA’s new rule will create mLSA
Light aircraft builders in the USA, Europe, Australia, Brazil, and South Africa are preparing aircraft I choose to call Mosaic LSA or mLSA in preparation for the FAA’s update of the LSA regulations.
2022 in review: How did LSA fare during a turbulent year?
Despite a year of war, of plunging stock markets, and sky-high energy prices, of protests and riots in multiple countries, plus ongoing supply chain strains and lingering COVID fears, the LSA market grew by a healthy 18% in 2022, after rising 10% in 2021. The industry is now performing better than in 2019, the last year of relative sanity before COVID lockdowns.
15th annual Midwest LSA Expo promises to be bigger than ever
The Expo will feature Light Sport Aircraft, ultralights, kit planes, powered parachutes, powered paragliders, trikes, gyros, amphibians and more, according to organizers.
The engines that power LSA
While Rotax dominates the LSA engine market, other contenders, such as Jabiru, are making their mark.
Junkers A 50 Junior certified in Germany
First deliveries of the German-built LSA are expected to occur in 2022.