Some might say Icon Aircraft has experienced a rather turbulent flight. The company came off the starting line boldly with splashy marketing including an immense, fancy tent right at the entrance to AirVenture. Each year at Oshkosh, the company hosted an annual party with special features and free drinks. It became a must-attend event for those lucky enough to get an invitation. When A5 was finally accepted by FAA as a Special LSA, the company shrewdly arranged to get on the cover and be the lead article in the same month of American aviation’s top three magazines (by circulation): Flying magazine, AOPA Pilot, and EAA Sport Aviation. I’ve been around and observing aviation publishing for a few decades and I’d never see such a triple play before. These magazines are friendly to each other but nonetheless compete vigorously. The rarely (never?) want the same cover story as their rivals. Icon accomplished this without spending a dime advertising with the publications.
It Was a Very Good Year — Icon Is Back on Heading with Their A5 LSA Seaplane
Icon's primary factory in Tijuana, Mexico.
What's News at Icon As 2022 Draws to a Close?
Here are some of the highlights released by the Vacaville, California-based company (comments in italics are mine)… Flying — "Icon's A5 fleet, which now numbers more than 165 aircraft, expects to accumulate more than 30,000 total hours by the end of this year.My chance to fly A5 came at the 2015 edition of AirVenture. See full-length video pilot report.
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