LSAs
Article: Light-Sport Chronicles: The Long View
Roaming through the expansive winged carnival that is the annual Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In & Expo, I fairly marvel each year at how much changes from visit to visit—and how much doesn't.
Article: Badlands Buster
I'm about to commit aviation at Paradise City, the light-sport/ultralight demo area of Sun 'n Fun's annual Fly-In & Expo.
Article: Light-Sport Chronicles: Spine Of Steel
One more thing: She just earned her sport-pilot wings. And she did it all from a wheelchair.
Article: Prius With Wings
We cruise along in the sleek, comfy Pipistrel Sinus motorglider on a northwest heading, plying the butter-smooth air at 8,500 feet and 105 knots. ...
Article: Light-Sport Chronicles: Mike Z And The Harbingers Of Doom!
A leading aviation magazine recently ran a story that proclaimed the LSA industry as a "segment in critical condition."
Article: The Taildragger Reborn
I'm reminded, in every detail, what top-quality, beautifully crafted airplanes this company makes.
Article: Lovely And Lively
I've just met Greg Trzaska of Aero AT-USA at his home airport of Northampton (7B2), Mass.
Article: Light-Sport Chronicles: Sport-Pilot Survey Says! Part II
Last month, through our survey, we met our group of respondents and found out what light-sport aircraft (LSA) they fly.
Article: Leader Of The Pack
German manufacturer Flight Design, celebrating its 25th anniversary (congrats, FD!).
Article: Light-Sport Chronicles: Sport-Pilot Survey Says!
Sometimes, I like to douse my assumptions and fantasies with a cup of cold, real-world info about the kinds of LSA flying all you folks are actually doing, versus what I might imagine you're doing.
Article: LSA Buyer’s Guide 2013
Perhaps the biggest LSA (light-sport aircraft) story this year invokes the letters FAA (the Federal Aviation Administration).
Article: Light-Sport Chronicles: The Wizards of Alpha
LSA Pilot Reports are snapshots.
Article: The Alpha Bet
Yet the Alpha story goes way beyond economics.
Article: Light-Sport Chronicles: Back To The Future
You could say his bold steps were the sparks seen 'round the world: Electric flight projects popped up everywhere.
Article: Way Ready For Prime Time
Nature abhors a vacuum. Three years ago, Plane & Pilot publisher Mike McMann saw the SeaMax at the Sebring air show and said, "That's beautiful, let's do a story on it."
Article: The Sleeper
I'm already at ease with this unique, stylish little S-LSA.
Article: Light-Sport Chronicles: Ears Wide Open
Something I've at least attempted all my life is to remember to open ears and close mouth when in the presence of someone who knows a heck of a lot more than I do (a frequent event.)
Article: Light-Sport Chronicles: Shroud Lines II
Although the deployment was in a Cirrus four-seater, I wrote about it for several reasons.
Article: Sling 2: The Soul Of A Fighter
Sliding the bubble canopy forward with a satisfying "thunk," I looked at the panorama around me—I could see our island destination in the distance—and took in the smell of fresh leather.
Article: Wings Of Freedom
Over the last four-plus years, I've had the good fortune to fly around 30 S-LSA models.
Article: Light-Sport Chronicles: Shroud Lines
In an upcoming issue, you'll find my feature story about the harrowing experience of Dr. Richard McGlaughlin and his daughter Elaine as they rode a BRS airframe parachute canopy into the water near the island of Andros in the Bahamas.
Article: The Lively Bird
The Rans S-7LS Courier, newly reworked for 2012 by its brainy, creative, airplane-loving designer Randy Schlitter, has been around for a number of years. ...
Article: The Look-Homeward Angel
The Comet carries the DNA of all those ships, yet the biplane sportster/aerobat represents a breakthrough of sorts as the first fully aerobatic two-seat SLSA and the first biplane.
Article: Kiss & Bristell
Although my typical demo flights average under 45 minutes, you can still learn a lot about an airplane in less than an hour.
Article: Light-Sport Chronicles: Profiles In Vision: Dan Johnson
Dan characterizes the Big Picture this way: The market has spoken. LSA are here to stay.
Article: Light-Sport Chronicles: To Dream, To Live
Jan Hercek got his flying start the way a lot of us did back then: in an old Rogallo-style hang glider.
Article: The Americanization Of Alto
The Corbi Air Alto 100 is a bit of a sleeper. While not the sleekest-looking S-LSA out there, its GA-traditional, Piper-ish appeal goes way, way beyond mere looks. ...
Article: Light-Sport Chronicles: Sebring Impressions
I thought those of you who have never been to an air show, specifically the Sebring U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, might enjoy a world's-eye view of what it's like to make the pilgrimage every January.
Article: Carbon Dating
So what draws him, with all his aviation experience, to the cockpit of the CubCrafters Carbon Cub SS?
Article: It's An LSA World
New movements can take awhile to root in the public consciousness.
