Bryce Angell sees Top Rudder Aircraft as the perfect design to have fun with aviation again. The Ruckus is Top Rudder’s flagship (as well as their only) design, designed to be a light, breezy, and affordable entry point into the world of aircraft ownership. ANN;'s Jim Campbell stopped by to check out the goods at SUN ‘n FUN, and the package is pretty attractive. With a small 10% deposit on the $40,000 price tag, pilots can get a serial number assigned and begin their wait. Currently, Angell said orders are being filled in about 32 weeks on average - not too shabby for such a new design. Once their number’s up, customers can spend some shop time along with Top Rudder personnel to hit the 51% rule as they build their own aircraft.
The Ruckus is the trim level getting most of their attention, Angell said, since its large, chunky tundra tires, STOL focus, and lightweight Polini engine are the most popular with buyers. And he’s sure the Ruckus’ charm will win over even more buyers, saying “once you get used to being outside and all the air blowing over your face, it's an amazing experience.”
Aero-TV is a production of the Internationally syndicated Aero-News Network. Seen worldwide by hundreds of thousands of aviators and aviation adherents, ANN's Aero-TV has produced well over 5000 aviation and feature programs, including over 2500 episodes of our daily aviation news program, AIRBORNE UNLIMITED, currently hosted by Holland Lee. Now in its third decade of operation, parent company Aero-News Network, has the most aggressive and intensive editorial profile of any aviation news organization and has published well over a half-million news and feature stories since its inception -- having pioneered the online 24/7 aviation new-media model that so many have emulated.
“Understanding how the ionosphere varies will be a really important part of understanding how to correct the distortions in radio signals that we will need to communicate wit>[...]
From 2023 (YouTube Edition): At the Confluence of Art & Information Developed by pilot, aircraft-owner, and entrepreneur Richard Freilich, METARmaps are syncretisms of visual a>[...]
Aero Linx: European Association for Aviation Psychology (EAAP) Since 1956 the European Association for Aviation Psychology (EAAP) provides a forum for professionals working in the >[...]
Also: Drone Rulemaking Stalled, LA County FD Adds FIREHAWKs, Wilsbach Confirmed, CAF Honors Vet Even with parts of the federal government on pause, Yosemite National Park isn&rsquo>[...]
Aero Linx: Ercoupe Owners Club We fly an airplane that was the peak of pre-World War II development. It took more than a decade and a half before the features of the Ercoupe were t>[...]
Aero-News: Quote of the Day (11.08.25)
See All