Fri, May 16, 2025
ANN’s Jim Campbell got an hour in the SLEEK Blackshape Prime last week along with a chance to wring it out a bit in order to investigate its performance and capabilities.
The current generation of tandem hotrods are getting a lot of attention... but the Prime appears to deserve it. Our low-wing composite test bird was powered by a Rotax 915 and an MT prop, retractable gear and a lavish bubble canopy that makes one feel like they are flying a goldfish bowl... The Porto Aviation Risen has gotten a LOT of attention for a non-stop Trans-Atlantic run to oshkosh last year, distinctive looks and some impressive cruise speeds... but now, Porto reports that they have conducted necessary flutter analysis to make sure that the bird can handle the speeds demonstrated to this point. DirectFly USA brought several of its best-sellers, the Alto NG, to this year’s SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo. In the end, every single one sold and will be put to work in a flight training role. Demand has yet to slow, with this year’s production slots still filling up. Part of this can be attributed to the fact that the company’s prices have remained almost the same despite current
import tax bumps. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne Affordable Flyers 05.08.25 is chock full of sport aviation info in this Special Episode, Thursday, May 8th, 2025... 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:
- ANN Flies The Blackshape Prime
- Risen Confirms Results Of Flutter Program
- Flight Schools Buy Up DirectFly’s Entire Alto NG Showcase
- Rotax Service Instruction Published (R912)
- LAA Alert Published For Gen 4’ Jabiru 2200 And 3300 Engines
- AMA Names Tyler Dobbs as New Executive Director
- FlightSimExpo Set for Late June
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!
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