Micco Flies Again

It was a unique experiment in aviation -- a tribe of Native Americans manufacturing a certified sport plane. The Micco SP-26 and its little brother, the SP-20, were hailed for their handling characteristics. (Micco is, in fact, Seminole for "leader.")

With a 200-horsepower engine, the aircraft was certified more than six years ago... with a 260-horse, fully aerobatic version certified in 2001. There were government contracts to be had, and the future looked bright. But there were political problems within the Florida Seminole community... and soon, Micco was shut down.

Dewitt Beckett has been working ever since to bring the line back into production. Now, Beckett tells ANN's Jim Campbell... he's done just that.

This feature is in addition to our daily news briefing -- available in either a quick "Touch And Go" format, or an expanded Aero-Briefing -- where you'll hear these stories:

Four saved after a Cirrus chute deployment in the Caribbean...

A pilot missing for a week is found dead in New Brunswick...

And three people are dead after a takeoff accident at a weekend air show

...And more.

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 09.25.06 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program)

ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 09.25.06 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program)

ANN Special Feature -- Micco Flies Again: 09.25.06 (ANN Special Feature, with Micco Aircraft Company President Dewitt Beckett.)

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