“LSA Jambo” — One of several LSA-only shows created in recent years, the Mid-Atlantic Pilots Association event is expanding to accommodate a fast-growing crowd of attendees. Next up: the Midwest LSA Expo, followed by AOPA’s Aviation Summit. Photos by David Nuss
We all love the big aviation trade shows like Sun ‘n Fun and AirVenture. They offer something for everyone who flies… and that’s their problem. At such large shows you must walk extensively (or ride trams) to see all the aircraft in the Light-Sport Aircraft community. LSA Malls at these events help, but they can’t provide demo flying for purchase. *** Indeed, this latter reason is one of the most compelling for the January Sebring LSA Expo. All day, every day of the show, you can arrange for a demonstration flight, weather permitting. Notably, Sebring 2009 outdrew even AOPA’s Expo a few months earlier. *** Last year’s Fairfield, New Jersey one-day LSA Jambo produced by the Mid-Atlantic Pilots Association attracted a dozen LSA and 250 attendees. This year’s longer event drew 19 airplanes and 652 people. Of future plans, organizer David Simpson said, “Jambo will be bigger and better and will include flight reviews and demo flights throughout the day.” Jambo is tentatively slated for July 9th and 10th, 2010. *** In a couple weeks, the Midwest LSA Expo kicks off its first show, in Mt. Vernon Illinois October 1-2-3. This well-organized event, which has attracted plenty of media attention, will present a whole field of exhibitors. Like Jambo, the Midwest LSA Expo is a pure-play Light-Sport Aircraft event. A month later, LSA will be prominently featured at the new AOPA Aviation Summit
in Tampa, Florida. If you want to learn more about LSA, you have plenty of choices.
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