This 2020 ICON A5 Is a Fun, Versatile ‘AircraftForSale’ Top Pick

Amphibious LSA is designed for fun, but also is an exciting traveler.

FLYING Staff

Friday, July 12, 2024 at 01:03 PM ET

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Kimberly Johnson

2020 ICON A5 [Courtesy: Robert Magee]

Key Takeaways:

A 2020 ICON A5 amphibious light sport aircraft with 220 hours is available for $269,000.
The ICON A5 is ideal for sport flying, excelling at low-altitude flights over water and short recreational trips, but also capable of longer flights.
This aircraft is marketed as a fun, versatile option for exploring waterways and coastlines, offering an alternative to traditional backcountry aircraft.
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Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily.

Today’s Top Pick is a 2020 ICON A5.

Like a lot of light sport aircraft (LSA), the ICON A5 was designed for sport flying—the pursuit of good times aloft rather than the efficient transit between points.

The sleek machine thoroughly fulfills its primary mission, excelling at low altitude reconnaissance of lakes, rivers, and coves that easily serve as landing spots.

The A5’s compact airframe and maneuverability make it ideal for short recreational flights. Still, the notion that LSAs do not adapt well to travel over longer distances is not accurate.

Traveling to out-of-the-way places with a lot of water landing opportunities could be the ideal setting for the A5. For flying into the backcountry, this aircraft is an alternative to high-wing taildraggers with oversize tires.

Exploring waterways, beaches, and sandbars is a great way to embrace the great outdoors. Traveling longer straight-line distances, especially along rivers and coastlines, is also within the ICON’s capability. Imagine seaplane base-hopping from North Carolina’s Outer Banks to the Florida Keys.

This ICON A5 has 220 hours on the airframe and its Rotax 912 engine.

Pilots looking for an aircraft that is well-suited to pure sport flying, with a focus on the joy of being airborne, should consider this 2020 ICON A5, which is available for $269,000 on AircraftForSale.

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