The Akoya LSA – launched commercially by French manufacturer Lisa Airplanes last fall – recently took its first passengers up for a flight in the sleek-looking two-seat amphibian.
The founders of the young company, Erick Herzberger and Luc Bernole, were the first to get their feet wet in the Akoya, an all-composite aircraft powered by a 100 hp Rotax engine that runs on unleaded gasoline.