Affordable Aviation

The great spring airshow everyone knows as Sun ‘n Fun starts in about six weeks. One day after the big event kicks off (on April 10th), Time Trials are planned. Such trials are not new but this year brings something new. For 2018… “Sport Pilot-eligible aircraft* cruising 120 knots or less may compete in the […]

Could developments by airliner giants Airbus and Boeing — along with other smaller, lesser-known developers — stimulate new recreational aircraft sport pilots might want to buy and fly? That is not the objective of these deep-pocketed organizations but as flying evolves, who knows what could happen. The wait to know may not be long.

Electric aircraft are often in the news — even mainstream news — although mostly the reporting is about futuristic projects. Alpha Electro is a present-day aircraft being sold and used for flight instruction …just not in the USA where regulations bar use of electric motors as powerplants.

If you could not attend Sebring Expo 2018, we have a 15-minute solution — our “Race-Around Video.” These have proven popular at other events to give you a fast look at most aircraft and exhibitors. Check it out!

Can billion-dollar companies create our new recreational aircraft. This article explores the potential and hopes you will all keep an open mind to the future of flying for fun.

Sebastien Heintz of Zenith Aircraft in Mexico, Missouri is one of the more vigorous promoters in light aviation. He and his 25-year-old company are all over social media and advertise in big magazines. This week his news came from about as far away as possible, from way down under in New Zealand. “A Zenith STOL, […]

Is your aviation horizon is getting confused by quadcopters, electric aircraft, and airliners? What’s going on, anyway? Airbus supporting a glider? BRS building emergency parachutes for an aircraft hoping to fly to 90,000 feet, on the edge of space? Boeing investing in a battery start-up? What will flying become in the future? This is impossible to […]

After a busy week at Sebring — a show that exceeded my expectations …and probably also for several vendors who logged sales to kick off the year in a great way — I have a couple alternative messages for readers. Those aircraft buyers at Sebring have a few weeks to wait before they get their […]

The fourteenth running of the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo is history and if this is how the rest of the year goes, I predict a stronger year for LSA sales. Vendors were smiling by the end of the show and a good many customers are now anticipating a shiny new aircraft in their hangar. Based […]

Day two of the year’s first show, Sebring was a bit cooler and windier but still a fine day as the photos show. I would guess crowds were as good or better than yesterday not even counting a large contingent of ROTC candidates visiting for the day. Zenith continued to garner lots of attention for […]