Lots of people want to know…customers, insurance companies, dealers, membership organizations, and, of course, all the manufacturers and importers. We all like to keep score. While I believe FAA data has some delay in reporting, it is a reputable source of info. Here’s what their registrations show through the end of March, 2007. *** Flight Design remains #1 at 21% — #2 American Legend remains the largest U.S. producer with 13% of all registrations. These two are followed by #3 Evektor at 8% — #4 TL Ultralights (StingSport) at 7% — #5 Tecnam at 6% — #6 Fantasy Air at 6% — #7 AMD (CH-601) at 5% — #8 LSA America (Skyboy) at 4% — #9 CubCrafters at 4% — and #10 Jabiru at 3% of all SLSA registrations. These aircraft account for 552 aircraft or 77% of 719 registered SLSA airplanes.

To say the pace has been frenetic for professionals in the LSA industry is both understatement and nothing new to those involved. Most LSA pros are working “day and night” (as one put it) just to get all the work done. It makes for a very exciting time as well as an exhausting one. The chart to the side shows their progress in graphical form. Based on a measurement at the 18-month point, nine companies have made 80% of the SLSA deliveries. But companies that hardly factored in this count are beginning to ship and future shares are certain to change. Early leaders are well positioned to grow (even given Cessna’s possible LSA entry). *** To help you keep up with the warp speed developments, I am happy to introduce the “SLSA List” under the Light-Sport Aircraft tab. This new list is fully up-to-date and I’ll try to keep it so.