The KR National Gathering will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the pioneer homebuilt aircraft during the 2022 Midwest LSA Expo at Mt. Vernon Outland Airport in Illinois.
Light Sport Aircraft
Proposed changes to LSA delayed
While FAA officials did give an update on Mosaic at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022, they also let it be known that the new rule is not ready. That’s because officials have made a big change to the original update.
New trailer for ICON A5 debuts
“The ICON Enclosed Trailer has been on our product roadmap for several years now and I’m grateful to Sport Trailers for their partnership on this project,” said Jerry Meyer, CEO of ICON Aircraft. “We are excited to get this new lifestyle accessory into the hands of our owners so they can have even more options for taking their adventures off airport.”
Follow the leader
As Zenith Aircraft celebrates its 30th birthday, it’s a good time to look at what factors make the company a leader in light aircraft.
Aerobatics in an LSA
Magnus Aircraft’s Fusion 212 is now approved for upset recovery training and intentional spin and basic aerobatics (+6/-3Gs), the first and only available Light Sport Aircraft for these maneuvers, according to company officials.
New four-stoke engine introduced for LSA
At SUN ‘n FUN 2022 Air-Tech’s Ken Borne fired the new Aero engine up for journalists and prospective buyers, but they haven’t flown the engine on any of their aircraft yet. I’ll be looking for news at Oshkosh 2022 about how well that engine performed and whether it could sweep through the thousands of Quicksilvers flying.
Pipistrel breaks yet another record
In all my years in light aviation, I have never heard of a higher value paid for any light aircraft company. In fact, I’ve never heard any number even close to that.
The journey from SUN ‘n FUN to Oshkosh
Will our LSA expert’s prediction that the new Light-Sport Aircraft rules will be unveiled at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 come true? He says that while he’s not betting the farm, it’s “a fairly safe prediction.”
New importer for Ukraine LSA
Aeroprakt is based in the Ukraine, specifically in Kyiv. If you weren’t sure where that was in 2021, you surely know now.