SAM Aircraft

Hey, buddy, wanna buy an airplane company? Thierry Zibi, proprietor of SAM Aircraft, has put his company up for sale. This decision comes only a year and a half after the first flight of the prototype Sam aircraft. I flew and reported on this tandem seating all-metal airplane. Several other reporters flew the Sam LS […]

Garmin has a new smaller version of their very impressive G3X Touch. I examined this at Sun ‘n Fun when it was debuted in the 10-inch screen and came away highly impressed after two reviews on videos. For a billion-dollar company Garmin remains passionately inventive and surprisingly nimble. They keep the heat on now introducing […]

Thierry Zibi’s new S-LSA embraces pseudo-military design

SAM LSA SPECIFICATIONS & PERFORMANCE Gross Weight (lbs.): 1,320 Empty Weight (lbs.): 829 Useful Load (lbs.): 490 Power (hp): 100 Rotax 912ULS Climb Rate (fpm): 800 Cruise speed (kts. @7,500 ft.): 108 Stall speed (kts.): 36 Service Ceiling (ft.): 14,500 Fuel Capacity (gals.): 22 Burn rate–75% (gph): 4.5

To some it’s a new entry in the LSA race (Sam LS is presently selling kits while pursuing SLSA acceptance). To others the Canadian LSA is a “mini T-6” or a “mini Yak 52.” Either characterization no doubt pleases designer Thierry Zibi. During development he did a thorough job of asking airshow visitors what appealed […]

Several news items in our March 2013 LSA News Wrap and we’ll get to it … right after this: We’re thrilled to tell you that — for the second month in a row — ByDanJohnson.com achieved another record. Despite fewer days, February substantially exceeded January’s Unique Visitors, reaching another all-time traffic mark. Last year was […]