From up in the air, the landscape around the Historic Triangle is a vast swathe of greens and blues, dotted with houses and trees and intersected by the James River. Some call this bird’s eye view the ...

Icon Aircraft has increased the gross weight of its A5 light sport aircraft, allowing new-build A5s to carry more fuel and giving the type 2h more flight endurance. The California-based manufacturer ...

Icon Aircraft announced the upcoming primary category certification of the Icon A5, enabling international sales and registration. The certified A5 will feature a Garmin 796 avionics suite and new ...

US aerospace company Icon Aircraft expects the Federal Aviation Administration will certificate its A5 amphibian as a “primary category” aircraft by late 2021 – a milestone the company says will ...

Dubbed the most thrilling and versatile light sport aircraft (LSA) in existence, the ICON A5 looks like a Lamborghini with wings. Even more impressive, it can land or take off almost anywhere and it’s ...

Remember the song “Leaving on a Jet Plane”? In this case, a more accurate version would be “I’m leaving on an amphibious light sport aircraft (LSA)”. Anyway, the point is that you don’t need to be a ...

The ICON A5 is an amphibious light-sport aircraft (LSA) that inspires recreational pilots, handling water landings with full (30-degree) flaps. It was first flown in 2008, and production began in ...

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin–Icon Aircraft announced plans to certify its Icon A5 amphibious aircraft as a way to expand sales at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh here. At the same time, Flight Aware unveiled a new ...

Icon Aircraft successfully completed spin-resistance test flights of its A5 amphibious light-sport aircraft. The aircraft demonstrated compliance with FAA’s Part 23 spin-resistance standards. Icon ...

Pilots interested in tacking on a seaplane rating or simply having a go at the controls of the striking Icon A5 light sport seaplane with minimal buy-in have a new option in central Florida, the ...