Flight Design has hit a milestone: The company recently delivered its 300th LSA. Flight Design’s distributor, Flight Design Mid-Atlantic, delivered the 300th plane to Kenneth Griffin of Southampton, N.J., who picked up his plane at Lancaster Airport in Lititz, Pa. The leading seller of LSAs in the United States, Flight Design was first to hit […]
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X-Air taps SportsPlanes.Com for sales
X-Air LLC has reached an agreement with SportsPlanes.Com to be the exclusive sales agent for the X-Air LS in the U.S. The LSA will be sold through SportsPlanes.Com’s network of 15 regional dealers, who offer sales, training, maintenance, financing and insurance to the LSA market. For more information: www.SportsPlanes.Com or www.X-AirLSA.com
‘It’s my insurance policy’
David Morgan from Monroe, Ohio is building an RV-12 in his single-stall garage with his wife Rose. He is quoted in the Middletown Journal article that… “I’m having a little bit of medical problems and it’s my insurance policy that if I don’t pass my physical that I can fly this with my driver’s license.” […]
ICON receives new round of investment capital
ICON Aircraft closed another round of equity financing in June. The new round of investment capital is intended to take ICON through the completion of its ongoing engineering and flight test program as well as the manufacturing phase for the ICON A5 amphibious sport plane. The company’s $40-million in backlogged sales – the order book […]
Allegro LSA: Made in USA
The Allegro Light Sport Aircraft will now be built in the USA by Allegro USA LLC. Formerly built by Fantasy Air in the Czech Republic, the Allegro has a new home in Roseburg, Oregon. “We believe in the Allegro and the USA Light Sport market, and will continue with our expansion of the Allegro for […]
Buy an LSA at the mall?
The Fresno Fashion Fair Mall in California will host an unusual display in its center court this week – an airplane. To reach a new audience, Central Valley Sport Planes Inc., located at Fresno’s Downtown Chandler Airport, is partnering with T-Bird Aviation and Remos Aircraft to display a new Remos LSA (pictured) at the mall’s […]
PlaneFinder 2.0 released
Dan Johnson, a Light Sport Aircraft expert and a columnist for General Aviation News, has released PlaneFinder 2.0 at ByDanJohnson.com. PlaneFinder 2.0 helps pilots or prospective pilots interested in LSA determine which LSA is best for them. The free service uses 24 criteria to make these determinations, although it not necessary to reflect your preference […]
FAA Aviation News spotlights LSA
The latest issue of FAA Aviation News focuses on Light Sport Aircraft and Sport Pilot, including training tips and maintenance requirements. The online edition is available at FAA.gov/news/aviation_news FAA Aviation News is the safety policy voice for the non-commercial general aviation community. The magazine’s objective is to improve safety by: Making the community aware of […]
Cessna returns as Sebring sponsor
Cessna has agreed to continue to be the main sponsor of the US Sport Aviation Expo, scheduled for Jan. 21-24, 2010, at Sebring Regional Airport in Sebring, Florida. “We are thrilled that Cessna has again agreed to be the ‘Presenting Sponsor’ for our event,” said Bob Wood, expo chairman. “Their continued involvement in LSA is […]