Attendees at the opening day of the Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In in Lakeland, Florida, had a chance to get the first glimpse of the Tecnam Astore as the Italian light airplane maker unveiled the LSA for the first time to the U.S. market. Not only is it the Astore’s first time on American soil, the new design achieved special airworthiness certification from the FAA last week, allowing American customers to take delivery of the newly designed LSA.
Astore customers can choose between Rotax’s 912 ULS, the fuel injected 912iS or the turbocharged 914UL engine. There are also two avionics choices with the Dynon SkyView Touch and Garmin G3X Touch avionics both designed specifically for the experimental and LSA environment. The price varies depending on the engine and avionics choice, but it includes an Apple iPad mini preinstalled with a pilot operating handbook, checklists and weight and balance information, and a Levil G Mini, which allows the pilot to get primary flight instrumentation displayed on the iPad.
