Affordable Aviation

Is this an exciting time for aviation? Have you been one of the many pilots anticipating MOSAIC and the promise it brings for more capable aircraft? The new proposal is loaded with ideas we requested. As with the SP/LSA rule of nineteen years ago, these features of MOSAIC are stimulating all sorts of expectations …but […]

FAA proposed regulation has powerfully captured the attention of many pilots. Pilots have tons of questions. We have some answers. Everyone has a lot to read. But… uggghhh! Who wants to read this stuff? If it doesn’t put you to sleep, it might infuriate you. Overall, FAA’s proposal has been warmly received as it opens […]

Is this an exciting time for aviation? Have you been one of the many pilots anticipating Mosaic and the promise it brings for more capable aircraft? The new proposal is loaded with ideas we requested. As with the SP/LSA rule of nineteen years ago, these features of Mosaic are stimulating all sorts of expectations …but […]

Among the couple hundred readers who commented on my recent Mosaic article, several referenced Private Pilots who consider a Sport Pilot to be “unqualified.” I’ve heard that, too. In fact, I’ve heard similar comments my entire long career. It’s a pecking order thing, I suppose, a natural human response, but I dislike when one aviator […]

It’s all over — EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the world’s largest-attendance airshow event. It’s a delicious, if somewhat overwhelming, drink out of a firehose for an entire week. Oshkosh has something for every pilot and more than any one person can see. I’ll mention this news briefly as I wish to pay respect to fellow pilots. […]

Think about this. If you land your Timber Tiger Jenny at any GA airport and taxi up to the ramp, you might have trouble getting out of the cockpit for all the admirers that will assemble around you. Take a close look at this example built by John Youngblut. You are quickly charmed by fond […]

This may be the finest, most memorable company and aircraft name among LSA, heck, maybe among all aircraft. I think these fellows were inspired when they named the aircraft “Freedom.” Given the new company’s name is American Aircraft LLC, their model name choice makes it “American Freedom.” If that isn’t a name that works in […]

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on ByDanJohnson.com. I first ran into Stefan Coetzee and KFA at Aero Friedrichshafen, my favorite light aircraft show in Europe. I was caught by the clever name. Easy to say, “KFA” sticks in your mind like a catchy tune. Kitplanes For Africa sounds like a company making aircraft that […]

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on ByDanJohnson.com. I write about affordable aviation whenever interesting material is available. This website will eventually (probably by August or September) move to the AffordableAviation.com domain that I purchased many years ago. It’s important to me that pilots can actually afford to own and fly their own aircraft because […]

I first ran into Stefan Coetzee and KFA at Aero Friedrichshafen, my favorite light aircraft show in Europe. I was caught by the clever name. Easy to say, “KFA” sticks in your mind like a catchy tune. Kitplanes For Africa sounds like a company making aircraft that should have superior bush capabilities. It was a […]