Experts Headline the DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase

Friday, November 19, 2021 at 10:24 AM ET

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There were plenty of light sport makes and models to see on the DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase flight line. Credit: Roy Beisswenger

Key Takeaways:

Dan Johnson, a renowned expert in light sport and recreational aviation, was inducted into the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Ultralights Hall of Fame.
Johnson served as the keynote speaker at the DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase, which he praised as a high-quality trade show for serious buyers, offering easy demo flights and fostering significant leads for exhibitors.
He provided "informed speculation" on the FAA's upcoming MOSAIC rules rewrite, suggesting potential increases in weight, speed, capacity, and features for light sport aircraft, while cautioning that details are subject to change until the official Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM).
Johnson noted that the LSA market's sales have leveled off due to COVID-19 and regulatory uncertainty but anticipates future growth, contingent on a steady economy, as recreational aviation sales often correlate with stock market performance.

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In every segment of aviation, there are people who are considered to be experts, the kind of leaders that have the pulse of the entire segment and have acquired their considerable knowledge base from many years of being on top of industry and market developments every day.

For the light sport category of aircraft and everything that falls under the umbrella of “recreational flying,” that expert is Dan Johnson, a 5,500-hour commercial pilot with instrument and multiengine ratings—and former flight instructor—who has flown and evaluated more than 400 LSA and other recreational aircraft sport pilots may fly.