This just in from Zenair LTD, Canada: Zenair light aircraft float production was returned to North American last year after being outsourced in the Czech Republic, and deliveries of the popular all-metal light-weight straight and amphibious floats resumed in the fall of 2009. The company has just shipped its first set of newly developed LSA [...]

The aircraft that pilots Mike Blyth and James Pitman used to circumnavigate the globe last year, the Airplane Factory Sling, crashed during spin testing off the South African Kwa-Zulu coast on February 13. Both test pilots survived, but the airplane was destroyed. In view of the aircraft’s performance well beyond 1320 pounds, a decision was [...]

The carbon fiber/metal TECNAM P2008 LSA debuted at the Friedrichshafen Air Show in April ’09, and the first one is now making its way to the U.S., having been shipped to Virginia Aviation in Richmond, the company says. Carbon fiber is used in the fuselage, allowing for optimization of aerodynamic qualities and durability, the company [...]

KITPLANES Senior Editor Bob Fritz celebrated the first flight of his Jabiru J250 last week. Regular readers will be familiar with Bob’s project from the bolt-by-bolt reports in the magazine. Having received tremendous local support to trailer the Jabiru from his home airport of Swansboro to Lincoln, California, Bob enlisted the services of Jabiru Pacific [...]

Marc Cook reports on flying the Kitfox LSA.

Marc Cook talks with Neal Willford, Cessna Aircraft’s project engineer on the 162 SkyCatcher. Neal was kind enough to share the inside scoop on the SkyCatcher’s journey to market.

New to the world of LSA? One of the things you’ll discover is that your engine choice makes a big difference, in terms of both weight and performance. For an overview of the three top choices in the light sport segment, Marc Cook, Editor-in-Chief of KITPLANES magazine, visits Rotax, Jabiru, and Continental on the grounds [...]