Arion — Lightning ELSA (2010)

At AirVenture 2010, we took a close look at Light-Sport Aircraft builder Dave Jilanti’s Lightning LS-1, an early example of a sleek low-wing built as an Experimental LSA. This handsome quasi-homebuilt is one of three ways you can own the Lightning, an all-American, all-composite Light-Sport of impressive performance from Arion based in Shelbyville, Tennessee.(Note: I incorrectly referred to “Don” instead of Dave Jilanti as the builder.)