Sport Pilot License

only need 3k and 20 hours of classes to get one... then another 139k+ to get icon a5 which is the coolest lsa out there.. fucking awesome...

http://www.iconaircraft.com/buy-your-icon.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGg7G9ck44A

http://www.sportpilot.org/learn/fina..._synopsis.html

main rules are can't fly at night, over 130mph, over 10k feet, near airports...

ICON A5 — Amphibious Light Sport Aircraft (S-LSA)

Estimated Price: $139,000 USD (Standard Equipment)

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SPECIFICATIONS

– Seats: 2
– Maximum Takeoff Weight: 1430 lbs
– Useful Load: 430 – 530 lbs (option dependent)
– Baggage: 60 lbs (maximum)
– Fuel (Auto Gas or Av Gas): 20 gal
– Maximum Speed (Vh): 105 kts (120 mph)
– Range: 300 NM
– Takeoff & Landing Distance: 750 ft
– Engine (Rotax 912 ULS): 100 hp

Performance specifications are estimates only.

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DIMENSIONS

– Interior Cockpit Width: 46 in
– Wingspan: 34 ft
– Aircraft Length: 22 ft
– Aircraft Height: 7.1 ft
– Trailered Width: 8.5 ft
– Trailered Length: 28 ft
– Trailered Height: 8.3 ft

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DESIGN FEATURES

– Folding wings (manual or automatic)
– Retractable landing gear (gear can be deleted entirely to make a pure seaplane)
– Seawings™ platforms for easy access and docking
– Custom aircraft towing trailer (optional)
– Headlights and floodlights

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PERFORMANCE FEATURES

– High-strength, lightweight carbon fiber airframe
– Amphibious design (flies off land and water)
– High-performance wing and airfoil
– Reliable 100 hp Rotax 912 ULS engine
– Runs on auto gasoline or aviation gasoline

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COCKPIT FEATURES

– Intuitive, sports car-like cockpit
– GPS moving map
– MP3 in-flight music port
– High-visibility, wrap-around canopy
– Flight with removable side windows
– Multiple storage compartments

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SAFETY FEATURES

– Predictable flying characteristics
– Low stall speed
– ICON Complete Airplane Parachute (optional)
– Patent-pending propeller guard
– Wing Angle of Attack indicator (AoA)

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STANDARD EQUIPMENT

– Retractable landing gear
– Folding wings (manual)
– GPS moving map
– Analog flight instrumentation (per ASTM LSA standards)
– Intercom system
– VHF Communication Radio
– Mode C Transponder

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OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT (pricing and availability to be provided at Production Notice)

– ICON Complete Airplane Parachute
– Folding wings (automatic)
– Night lighting package
– Seaplane configuration (no landing gear)
– Attitude Indicator
– Custom A5 towing trailer

Price, specifications and features are not guaranteed to be true or accurate and are subject to change. Actual aircraft performance will vary depending on options installed on the aircraft.

cockpit looks like the inside of a car...

http://www.aerotrader.com/listing/19...LANE-103345948

or maybe instead of sending cmoney a box of goodies you could buy this on your next heater

http://www.aerotrader.com/listing/19...A185F-98750912

better illegally download flight sim first and work on your game son, shits real in the skies braj!

edit: if you want to fly that Icon A5 holler at this, come on braj step your game up.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/203850/

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Originally Posted by lewfather

http://www.aerotrader.com/listing/19...LANE-103345948

or maybe instead of sending cmoney a box of goodies you could buy this on your next heater

http://www.aerotrader.com/listing/19...A185F-98750912

better illegally download flight sim first and work on your game son, shits real in the skies braj!

edit: if you want to fly that Icon A5 holler at this, come on braj step your game up.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/203850/

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I love how in the flight simulator videos they show the planes flying between buildings. Good to see them advertising to the terrorists.

I wish life looked as cool as artist's renderings.

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Originally Posted by lewfather

http://www.aerotrader.com/listing/19...LANE-103345948

or maybe instead of sending cmoney a box of goodies you could buy this on your next heater

http://www.aerotrader.com/listing/19...A185F-98750912

better illegally download flight sim first and work on your game son, shits real in the skies braj!

edit: if you want to fly that Icon A5 holler at this, come on braj step your game up.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/203850/

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I love how in the flight simulator videos they show the planes flying between buildings. Good to see them advertising to the terrorists.

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Not sure which flight sim videos you're watching, I think I seen one where a kid was dancing through a major city. Maybe you're just not searching for the right videos? Search for high cross wind landings / crabbing videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpr0pLufVEw

Crab landing / slip landing video, I've always been told to crab land and always slip before touchdown otherwise you're going to blow the tires.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMMZ4yQ7yPY&feature=related

strong cross winds in a cessna, notice how he crabs and slips last second.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9yF09DMrrI

SHIT IS CRAY SON!

Just to stay on the level of "shit cray" one last one for that ass. (fast forward it to like the 30second mark)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCIJ0F62og4&feature=related

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only need 3k and 20 hours of classes to get one... then another 139k+ to get icon a5 which is the coolest lsa out there.. fucking awesome...

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Do they take echecks?

I heard they take BitCoins!!!

SHOUT OUT TO PATRIQUE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIJrwP3WavM

ADDITIONAL SHOUT TO MAKING A QUICK BANK TURN REALIZING YOU CAN'T MAKE IT OVER TERRAIN, PUTTING THE PLANE INTO AN UNRECOVERABLE STALL AND KILLING YOURSELF AND A PASSENGER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SB9dGukmD8

Saw a couple people on youtube were saying that crash I posted in my last post wasn't due to the high bank, well here's a video of a pilot performing almost an indentical bank. During it's bank it is already stalling and then it tumbles out of the sky just like the crash in my previous message. What people don't understand is that you need significantly more lift on the wings when performing such a steep bank, if your plane is near stalling the absolute worst thing you can do is pull back or go into a bank. The best thing you can do is simply put the nose down.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTQwkKameLg&feature=related

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Originally Posted by Yebsite

only need 3k and 20 hours of classes to get one... then another 139k+ to get icon a5 which is the coolest lsa out there.. fucking awesome...

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Do they take echecks?

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i srsly doubt it... you still interested in doing bad boy remix with isai?

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Originally Posted by lewfather

SHOUT OUT TO PATRIQUE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIJrwP3WavM

ADDITIONAL SHOUT TO MAKING A QUICK BANK TURN REALIZING YOU CAN'T MAKE IT OVER TERRAIN, PUTTING THE PLANE INTO AN UNRECOVERABLE STALL AND KILLING YOURSELF AND A PASSENGER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SB9dGukmD8

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thats why i get the optional parachute lew...

Braj, I'd much rather you illegal download FSX and get some hours under your belt then have you dive into trees etc. Flying is a lot like poker, not all that hard to learn but it's going to take a lifetime to master. I seriously suggest you take on some training, it's a ton of fun and it'll require lots of effort and learning.

Commercial Pilots make good money Yebsite

http://vimeo.com/40935850

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Originally Posted by Rollo Tomasi

Commercial Pilots make good money Yebsite

http://vimeo.com/40935850

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That video is nothing compared to this, I've really been slamming this threads ass and it's getting a bit mundane to me. I'm really into flight and that's why I went so HAM on this thread. However this video is fucking god and I know nobody is probably sitting around for the full 48 minutes but I highly suggest it. Full screen this shit and kick back and get ready for some gnarls footage. If you don't know about operation red flag I'll give you a quick heads up, it's basically air combat training for guys who are about to go out into war. They try their best to make it right on the cusp of realism as they possibly can and people actually have died during these exercises. Anyways, this shit is imax and it's just a spectacular glimpse into what almost nobody knows about, even after watching it you still won't know but maybe 5%. Either way just enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ty1KJjv45I

720p + full screen is suggested.