Sat, Jan 07, 2023
The SportPlane industry has had its hands tied in regards to designing and building for the future by the promise and broken promise of MOSAIC (Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certificates).
Once expected and pretty much promised for an NPRM by Oshkosh 2022, the Sport Aviation community instead gets to sit on its hands for another year and Oshkosh 2023. With Cessna 172s pricing out at well over the purchase cost of a house, the LSA industry has found its airframes utilized more and more for flight training all across the US, as well as the world. The LSA offerings offer some serious advantages, not the least of which is far more recent technologies, solid styling, impressive economics and solid performance. Not the nicest topic to discuss, it is important nonetheless... especially since there is fairly good news for homebuilt enthusiasts has been noted once again, as the number of fatal amateur-built aircraft accidents remained under the historic average for the 12-month period ending in September. The EAA warns that expectations should be tempered a bit, however... All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne Affordable Flyers 12.15.22 is chock full of sport aviation info in this Special Episode, Thursday, December 15th, 2022... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Holland Lee. Holland is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- Where, Oh Where, Is MOSAIC?
- LSA Airframes Populating Flight Schools With Greater Frequency
- EAA Says Amateur-Built Accident Rates Lower than Average for 2022
- Rotor X Aircraft Introduces "Dragon" Ultralight eVTOL
- Electric Aircraft Race is on for May 2023
- Aura Aero Sells Electric Glider Tow Plane
- EAA to Hold 3rd Annual Homebuilding Week Webinars
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again tomorrow, for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!
© 2022, Aero-News Network, Inc., ALL Rights Reserved.
More News
Capsized Vessel Located Near Dauphin Island, Alabama The Coast Guard rescued four boaters after their vessel capsized near Dauphin Island, Alabama, Thursday. Coast Guard District E>[...]
Reserve Components Looking to Improve In-House General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced a fresh order for a dozen Gray Eagle 25M UAVs with accompanying equipment, for fulfill>[...]
Brand New! Avoid The Need For A Comeback... Get Your Marketing Right, Right Now! Some time ago, the Aero-News Network, responding to numerous requests, established a marketing and >[...]
Also: Hubble On Pause, FedEx Pilots Picket, Nexus eVTOL, VFS Honors The Rotax folks have published a Service Bulletin after issues were noted that may affect all R915i and R916i se>[...]
John W. Winter of AEA and Avionic Fame Passes John W. Winter brought Mid-Continent Instrument Company into the modern era in 1980, purchasing the firm and using it as a base for ex>[...]
USCG MH-60 To The Rescue (Again) -- Rescues 4 Boaters
See All