A seaplane is no different than a power boat — it just gets into the water in a slightly different manner,” said Ray Hawkins, ...

A 2022 ICON A5 amphibious airplane with 195 hours is available for $340,000. The ICON A5 is marketed as a fun, easy-to-fly aircraft, ideal for water landings and exploring waterways. It's described as ...

I heard once from a client I work with that the sweet spot for a high-end performance toy is in the ballpark of $200,000. Well, the ICON A5 isn't a supercar, but it is a sleek-looking amphibious ...

An A5 amphibious light sport aircraft on display at Icon Aircraft’s exhibit at the Experimental Aviation Association AirVenture Oshkosh event in July 2023. Credit: Molly McMillin Icon Aircraft based ...

The US Federal Aviation Administration has granted Icon Aircraft’s A5 amphibious airframe type certification in the primary category, clearing the way for the aircraft type to be sold and registered ...

Icon Aircraft’s A5 had a rough start in life, with two high-profile accidents dominating headlines in 2017, just as the company was rolling out its first airframes to the public. But despite the two ...

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 ...

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 ...

With this designation, ICON Aircraft is now one of only a few Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) manufacturers in the world to meet the certification standards of the FAA, meaning that ICON can now take ...