With Icon Aircraft ramping up deliveries of its amphibious A5 LSA, the Vacaville, California-based company it putting a focus on educating its owners and company pilots about low level flying. The Icon Low-Altitude Guidelines was developed because this type of flying is “the essence of sport flying and the very reason the A5 was created in the first place,” said Icon’s founder, chairman and CEO Kirk Hawkins in a note to A5 deposit holders and owners.
Icon Publishes Low-Altitude Guidelines
Key Takeaways:
- Icon Aircraft developed mandatory Low-Altitude Guidelines and training for its A5 owners, emphasizing that low-level flying is core to the aircraft's design and sport flying experience.
- The guidelines define low-altitude as generally below 300 feet AGL ("soft deck") and stress critical safety practices such as "switching modes," pre-flight briefings, scanning for hazards, and gentle maneuvers.
- Pilots are advised to determine their comfort level, know local terrain, and extensively practice specialized procedures for confined areas and box-canyon reversals with an instructor, with advanced training planned.
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