The Icon A5 has completed its FAA audit, allowing full production to begin, with the first customer delivery planned for next month at EAA AirVenture.
The aircraft faced development delays due to a significant redesign and a successful request for an FAA weight increase to incorporate safety features like spin resistance and a BRS parachute.
Icon is relocating its factory and offices to Vacaville, California, in August, aiming to deliver 60 airplanes by next year's AirVenture and holding over 1250 customer deposits.
The highly anticipated Icon A5 has completed an FAA audit that will allow the start of full production of the sleek amphibian. Icon plans to deliver its first customer airplane next month at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
This week, Flying had the opportunity to fly the A5. Look for the full report in an upcoming issue of Flying.
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Pia Bergqvist joined FLYING in December 2010. A passionate aviator, Pia started flying in 1999 and quickly obtained her single- and multi-engine commercial, instrument and instructor ratings. After a decade of working in general aviation, Pia has accumulated almost 3,000 hours of flight time in nearly 40 different types of aircraft.
