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My LSA Maker Is Out of Business, What Do I Do?

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Duck Seaplane-July 2024 …Affordable?

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Light Sport Aircraft in the Rearview: Dan Johnson Remembers the Beginning

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TrueLite Wing Fold

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Chipper in Florida 0424

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Shark, Mosaic-Ready Light-Sport Aircraft — Nov 2024

As flying enthusiasts wait for FAA to release their long-awaited Mosaic regulation, various producers are preparing models to be ready for the new rules, expected in the second half of 2025. One striking design is ready now. Come on along as we look over the Shark and speak with North American importer, Chris Horsten. Afterwards, we'll take the tandem two-seat speedster aloft for a demo flight. ▫️ Get lots more info about affordable aviation at ByDanJohnson.com, now part of Firecrown Media.

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Rans S 21 Outbound

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Here's a conversation with Rans Aircraft's Michelle Schlitter as we chat about Rans Aircraft hitting 40 years (when this was recorded in September 2023). Actually, Rans has existed for 50 years as you will hear at the end of the video. See fresh images of a handsome S-21 Outbound decked out in off-airport-capable tundra tires but in tricycle gear configuration. Pilots are lining up to acquire t...

My LSA Maker Is Out of Business, What Do I Do?

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My LSA Maker Is Out of Business, What Do I Do?

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Here at the ByDanJohnson.com site, we get questions all the time related to aircraft whose companies are defunct or have gone on to something else. "Where can I find this part?" "How do I get documentation?" Sometimes we have the answers and sometimes we don't. But it's something we talk about every week, so in this video we discuss tactics for owners and potential owners of "rare" LSAs. What a...

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Duck Seaplane-July 2024 …Affordable?

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Affordability and seaplanes rarely go together. These aircraft get more complex and that translates to more money. Add inflation and the seaplane market has gotten, well… expensive. Seamax designer Miguel Rosario may have an answer as he prepared a seaplane variant for Brazil's Fly Fox company. Check out this first-flight video and go visit ByDanJohnson.com for more details and contact info.

Light Sport Aircraft in the Rearview: Dan Johnson Remembers the Beginning

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Light Sport Aircraft in the Rearview: Dan Johnson Remembers the Beginning

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Want to know the truth about an era, ask someone who was there. Dan Johnson joins the Affordable Aviation editor Marc Cook for a stroll through LSA history. Now that MOSAIC is more or less around the corner, with huge changes for the Light Sport and Sport Pilot categories, we felt it was worth a look back to the head days of 2004 when the LSA thing became a reality.

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TrueLite Wing Fold

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Chip Erwin folds the wing of his TrueLite ultralight in real time for the camera.

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Chipper in Florida 0424

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Belite Aviation developer James Weibe created the Chipper kit-built aircraft following the design of several predecessor airplanes. Most unfortunately, a fire caused irreparable damage to Belite. Facing other responsibilities, James took the opportunity to sell the enterprise to younger and highly enthusiastic owners Nick and Charlotte Jones of Dunnellon, Florida. In this video, learn how the c...

MOSAIC Roundtable with Dan Johnson, Scott Severen and Marc Cook

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MOSAIC Roundtable with Dan Johnson, Scott Severen and Marc Cook

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Join ByDanJohnson.com founder Dan Johnson along with LAMA president Scott Severen and BDJ.com managing editor Marc Cook for a roundtable discussion to suss out where the MOSAIC program is today, when we should expect to see more news on the effort and, well, just a little prognostication.

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Dragonfly by Bobby Bailey 0424

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One particularly distinctive light aircraft is Dragonfly, so named because its initial mission was to tow (drag) hang gliders aloft to release them into thermal lift. Created in the 1990s by equally distinctive designer Bobby Bailey, Dragonfly has become an essential workhorse at hang glider clubs and airports. However, Dragonfly can also do work such as crop spraying and more to come. Learn ne...

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TL Sparker Mosaic LSA 0224

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The first Sparker in the country landed at my home airport so I could do a flight review. This video interviews U.S. import Trey Murdaugh as he introduces American pilots to a gleaming example of the new Mosaic Light-Sport Aircraft coming in second quarter 2025. This videos offers in-flight views and lots of detail examination visuals to show you what Sparker offers. This is one deluxe LSA.

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Lift Hexa VPR 0124

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LSA pilot report of a Part 103 multicopter as new LAMA president Scott Severen, a longtime LSA pilot, takes his first flight in Hexa by Lift Aircraft. See close-up aerial maneuvers and learn more about this fascinating aircraft that literally anyone can safely fly with only minimal simulator training. You've seen these before but not flown by people just like you and me.

AVI Swan LE 1223 - Affordable, Foldable, Refreshed

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AVI Swan LE 1223 - Affordable, Foldable, Refreshed

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AVI's Swan has been popular since I first began reporting on this affordable, foldable airplane from Romania. Priced in the low $30,000s (USD), Swan.can qualify as a Part 103 (120-kilo class in Europe) so it must meet only the lightest regulation. ••• In the USA no pilot license, aircraft registration, or aviation medical is needed. Affordable, foldable freedom you can take home and store in a ...

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Powrachute AirWolf 1123

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Powered parachutes - To some they look ungainly but once you get to know this particular kind of aircraft, you'll change your viewpoint. Powered parachutes, sometimes abbreviated as PPCs, offer one of the most open aerial viewing platforms you can find. Getting a pilot license for one is the easiest and fastest in all of powered aviation. Plus they are affordable and you can buy one ready-to-fl...

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Merlin 103 Ultralight Floatplane 1123

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When Chip Erwin - of Aeromarine-LSA.com - created Merlin, many did not expect it to become a full line of models. The all-aluminum single seater is loaded with features yet it can make Part 103's tight weight constraints, meaning no medical (or pilot license) is required. That Merlin does so in a fully-enclosed, three-axis aircraft furthers the amazement but perhaps the best part is how afforda...

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Mosaic…What's In It For You? 0923

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Mosaic is FAA's proposed regulation for Light-Sport Aircraft, kits that Sport Pilots may fly, and more. Mosaic is a daunting 318-page regulatory proposal and YOU NEED TO COMMENT-! This video was recorded during a 45-minute presentation given at the Midwest LSA Expo in early September 2023. (The comment window closes on October 23, 2023.) A lengthy listener comment section is interpreted on a we...