Also: Dark Aero Program, Elixir Aircraft’s Glass-Panel, Scalebirds P-36 Hawk, Young Eagles

After an on-again/off-again bankruptcy, dozens of customer complaints, troublesome reports from unpaid employees, numerous lawsuits from customers and companies they did business with, questions from legal agencies, being thrown out of their HQ building, and many other woes, Rotor X Aircraft says they’ll be back. 

And yes, we have a hard time believing it. An unlucky 2020 Kitfox owner in Las Vegas got an unusual call when he was asked if he'd just crashed his fancy new plane outside a small airport - but he was in his living room. As it happens, a repeat aircraft burglar just couldn't stick the landing with the shiny new Kitfox, setting the aircraft down outside Nevada's Barstow-Daggett airport. The culprit, 40-year-old Damian Zukaitis, had reportedly made off with aircraft a few times, taking them out for illicit rides. Overpriced, offering meager performance, and burdened with a history of disappointment, have made it hard for those who inherited the Icon program to get ahead. The company has turned to a certification program that has been all but abandoned by others in the SportPlane community. The FAA has granted Type Certification for the ICON A5 in the primary category. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!

Airborne Affordable Flyers 01.05.24 is chock full of sport aviation info in this Special Episode, Thursday, December 14th, 2023... 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:

• Rotor X Attempts Comeback... Caution Advised
• Kitfox Joyrider Arrested After Bad Landing
• Too Little, Too Late? ICON A5 Type Certificated in Primary Category 
• Dark Aero Program Update... Flight Tests are Coming!
• Elixir Aircraft’s Glass-Panel LSA Approved in EU  
• Scalebirds P-36 Hawk Prototype Has Completed Phase One Flight Testing
• Busy, Busy, Busy... EAA Young Eagles Activity Increased Over 2023  

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