One of the difficult things to do in aviation is to introduce a new engine. Everyone (rightfully) wants to be pretty certain the new powerplant can hold up to steady duty. Therefore, it is common for the Experimental Amateur Built community to experiment first and to provide valuable “field testing” that shows the merits. Viking Engine’s Jan Eggenfellner shows us around the engine and answers some of the questions anyone would ask.
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Kitfox — 912 iS engine & durable airframe
We spoke with John McBean of Kitfox Aircraft to hear first about his new installation of the Rotax 912 iS engine on a Kitfox flown from Idaho to Florida. But we also spoke about the durability of the Kitfox in a flight training environment. Hear about one airframe with more than 1,700 hours and more than 5,000 landings, all in flight instruction. At Sebring we examined several LSA to dispel the mistaken rumor that LSA can’t hold up in flight instruction.
Aero Adventure — New owners of Aventura amphibians
We all know the Aventura line of formerly ultralight-based amphibious light aircraft, dating back 20 years. Recently, Alex Rolinksi took over the company as the new owner and he details some plans as the company becomes re-enegized. Alex, an A&P and longtime pilot, gives us some general ideas about prices and they are to be celebrated as the costs are about as low as an seaplane can be. Hear and see the line on this video.
Planet PPG — Paragliders & Pargliding
Some of the most intriguing aircraft that fly at major airshows like Sun ‘n Fun are paragliders. These are not powered parachutes with wheeled carriages, but rather the sort of flying machine you “wear” on your back and run into the air. These are the lightest of all powered aircraft and you can literally put your entire aircraft in the trunk of an average sized car. We speak with expert Paul Czarnecki of Planet PG in southwest Florida who gives us kind of video lesson in flying these rigs.
World Aircraft — Vision LT (2013)
World Aircraft continues its pace of rapid development in concert with Columbian designer Max Tedesco. Company boss Eric Giles announced that all manufacturing will now take place in Paris, Tennessee, and that includes their newest Vision LT. The LT model focuses on keeping the cost remarkably low, only $85,000 for a quite well equipped Light-Sport Aircraft. We speak with Dan Miller, rep’ for World at Sebring 2013.
American Legend — Legends in Flight Schools (2013)
On our mission to debunk the idea that Light-Sport Aircraft will not hold up to flight instructional use, we spoke with Darin Hart of American Legend. He tells us of some impressive results from American Legend models being used in flight schools, including one with more than 20,000 landings on it while performing tailwheel instructions. This airplane has more than 2,000 hours and Darin relates that few parts have been replaced. Hear all the details.
Bristell & Fractional Ownership (2013)
Inside the Bristell Light-Sport Aircraft tent at Sebring 2013, we speak with officials from the Aviation Access Project. Their program? Fractional Ownership. Basically, this is a partnership but with professional management. Why should you be interested? Easy! It makes owning a LSA far less expensive and you do not need to go find a group of partners or administrate the agreements about using and maintaining the airplane.
Arrow Copter — ArrowCopter AC20
Do you think this is one handsome-looking aircraft? Many folks at AirVenture sure did and so did we. In this video we speak with Claudius Klimpt who tells us about the European gyrocopter under the brand name Arrow Copter. Because FAA can decide how to do it, you cannot buy a ready-to-fly gyrocopter but you can build a kit in a reasonably brief time. If it can look this good when you’re done, perhaps you need to watch this video and see if you can become a “rotor-head.”
AirVenture Airshow Volunteers — Lee Crevier
Anybody who organizes an airshow knows one irrefutable fact: you cannot offer these shows with a veritable army of volunteers. Indeed, the light plane area at AirVenture (almost exactly like Paradise City at Sun ‘n Fun) has 225 volunteers, just in this one area of the giant EAA AirVenture Oshkosh event. We speak with Lee Crevier, the present chairman of the light plane area. He helps us pay our respect to that army of volunteers.
TL Ultralights — Sting S4 (2013)
Bill Canino has imported the TL Ultralights line of Light-Sport Aircraft for many years. The first of their modern line is the Sting and its a series of models that have evolved steadily. In this video we speak with Bill and hear more about this very handsome S4 Sting, which has enjoyed regular innovations. The company also makes the TL-3000 Sirius high wing all composite and Bill’s company SportairUSA sells an entire line of LSA.
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