It’s long been my contention that people are the magnet that makes airshows and aviation gatherings worth attending — not the aircraft themselves. Admittedly, I am in the minority with that opinion, but the idea seems to be re-enforced for me year after year. This year’s US Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, was no […]
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Sport Aviation Expo concludes with fly-out to Bahamas
The U.S Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, concluded at 2 p.m. Sunday with an awards ceremony and the launching of more than a dozen light-sport aircraft on a trip to the Bahamas. According to a report at EAA.org, weather for the first big airshow of the year was excellent the first day and the […]
Briefly, a showroom of Cubs
Imagine yourself in a dealership filled with new Cubs! That was the scene at Florida’s Spruce Creek Fly-In community recently. For a moment, the FBO morphed into a gleaming showroom of Cubs, both Legend and legendary. Stick-and-Rudder City! Paraphrasing that ‘70s pop song, there were big ones and tall ones and fat ones and small […]
Bristell names US Aviation authorized service facility
Bristell USA has appointed US Aviation at Denton Airport (DTO) in Texas to provide Factory Authorized Service for the Bristell Light-Sport Aircraft. US Aviation have been a Rotax Service Center for many years with six Rotax trained, full time A&Ps on staff. “Bristell audited the US Aviation facility and found the capability requirements and the […]
Sebring LSA Expo takes off
The Sebing U.S. Sport Aviation Expo — considered the premiere Light-Sport Aircraft show in the country — takes off today, Jan. 17, and runs through Jan. 20. The show continues to get bigger and better each year. Look for a full recap of all the happenings at the show in posts to come, as well […]
Kitfox to offer Rotax 912 iS
Kitfox Aircraft will begin offering the new fuel-injected Rotax 912 iS engine in both the Kitfox Light Sport Aircraft (S-LSA) and kit-built aircraft The full flight-test program is ongoing, with a flight from the company’s Homedale, Idaho, headquarters to the annual Sebring U.S. Sport Aviation Expo — commonly known as the Sebring LSA Expo — […]
Turbo power for the Kitfox LSA debuts
Kitfox Aircraft now offers the turbocharged Rotax 914 engine as an option on both its ready-to-fly Light-Sport Aircraft and its Experimental/Amateur-Built kits. The new engine is expected to dramatically increase the performance of the Super Sport 7, according to company officials. “The Kitfox is a good performer on 100 horsepower,” said President John McBean. “But […]
Sebring Sport Aviation Expo prepares for take off
The Sebring Regional Airport will be buzzing with activity later this week when the ninth annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo opens its four-day run, Jan. 17-20. More than 16,000 visitors attended the 2012 Expo, and organizers say they hope to break that attendance record this week. On Friday and Saturday, the Expo will present its […]
Stick wigglers vs. glass panel geeks
After flying more than 350 different aircraft models, I’ve become reasonably adept at what some pilots call “stick wiggling.” The reference is for all the actions you take to physically fly the plane. This is about what’s required on very basically-equipped ultralight aircraft that I still love to fly. Modern LSA, however, typically offer loaded […]