In the earliest Light-Sport Aircraft days, nearly 70% of available models came from Europe.
November 11, 2020

Special LSA seaplane maker, Seamax Aircraft, announced, “This week [we] delivered the first Seamax M-22 aircraft designed with IFR (Instrument Flying Rules) capability.
May 13, 2020

Saturday was the final day of the last airshow of 2019.
November 21, 2019

Most Americans know the childhood story about the “Little Engine that Could,” a tale of determination, working against long odds and succeeding despite them.
March 31, 2019

As pilots clear the skies so Santa and his flying reindeer can go about their mission, it seems fitting to offer a word of thanks to all of you who have frequently visited this website.
December 25, 2018

DeLand Showcase 2018 is over, which signals the airshow season is over for this calendar year.
November 4, 2018

At a reception ending Day Two, DeLand Showcase Director Jana Filip reported that front gate receipts were greater on Thursday than either Thursday of the two prior years of the Showcase.
November 2, 2018

The LSA seaplane sector is one of the most intriguing areas of the diverse Light-Sport space.
August 14, 2018

Years ago, back in the early days of the Light-Sport Aircraft sector exploding into the world of aviation, of affordable aviation, one of the early entries was SeaMax, from a Brazilian-based company called AirMax.
November 25, 2017

Given a successful Midwest LSA Expo, you could say the “LSA show season” is underway.
October 7, 2017

Seamax will join Embry-Riddle Research Park’s Customized Business Acceleration Program, the aeronautical university based in Daytona Beach announced on July 3rd, 2017.
July 6, 2017

SeaMax from Brazil has been somewhat absent in recent years.
June 15, 2017

We’ve seen SeaMax before from Brazilian designer Miguel Rosario. The lovely little amphibious seaplane is the only one presently (early 2012) that can boast full Special Light-Sport Aircraft approval.
August 19, 2016

SeaMax is a Brazilian design that has sold well in Europe.
August 19, 2016

What’s going on out in the marketplace? More than any time since the launch of Light-Sport Aircraft in 2004, I have not observed such a frenzy of activity for a particular niche, this time for LSA seaplanes.
October 2, 2012

I have several targets on my radar for follow-up at the big show that starts July 23rd.
August 16, 2012

Landing on water with your wheels down is a confirmed aviation no-no.
September 1, 2010

One of the oft-repeated questions about this new thing called Light-Sport Aircraft is: “When will the shakeout occur?
May 30, 2010

After a tough winter in most parts of the USA, spring evidently arrived early with 80-degree temperatures as far north as Minnesota… all before Sun ‘n Fun.
April 3, 2010

Winter will soon yield to spring and summer, that time of year when flying from water becomes the delight of many pilots who have sampled this pleasure.
March 8, 2010

Let’s consider light amphibious aircraft – the boathull variety, not floatplanes – but including both freshly designed, fully built light sport aircraft along with kit aircraft born of the ultralight heritage.
October 9, 2009

Sun ‘n Fun 2008 is history, but planning is already underway for the 2009 event.
April 20, 2008

The “night before Christmas” was special as we logged what may be the final approval of 2007.
December 25, 2007

Season-opening Sun ‘n Fun is crackling with excitement, enough so to make SPLOG posting a late-night effort.
April 20, 2007

My wife, Randee, and I are finding lots of good reasons to winter in Florida (while our home state of Minnesota gets buried in snow).
March 3, 2007

My old friend Malcolm Jones* and Carlos Bessa will unveil a lovely amphibian LSA called SeaMax at the Sebring LSA Expo starting tomorrow.
January 10, 2007