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 2022 JMB Aircraft VL-3 915iS.
The JMB Aircraft VL-3 is a high-performance, two-place piston single that reflects the ambitions of many light sport enthusiasts to attain higher speeds than the initial category rules allow.
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As a European design, first developed over 20 years ago in the Czech Republic, the aircraft adheres to a different set of regulations than light sport models in the U.S. Under the coming MOSAIC rules the VL-3 and other speedy, complex two-seaters are expected to enjoy a significantly wider market.
For many pilots, the aircraft for sale today is the stuff of light sport dreams.
While it resembles many of the sport aircraft, kitplanes, and homebuilts that have qualified under the performance limitations of light sport aircraft (LSA) rules, the VL-3 packs more muscle under the cowling. With a selection of Rotax engines from the 912 to the 916iS for power, owners can opt for a 100 hp model with a top speed around 150 ktas up to a 160 hp hot rod that will fly at 200 ktas and climb at 2,600 feet per minute.
The VL-3’s aerodynamic efficiency and cross-country capabilities make it a potent traveling machine for two people who want to venture well beyond the $100 hamburger. In 2018 JMB acquired Aveko, the company that had produced the aircraft since the mid-2000s and vowed to broaden its appeal. The available combinations of power, avionics, and paint schemes allow the aircraft to fit a wide range of mission profiles.
This 2022 VL-3 915iS has 129 hours on the airframe and its Rotax 915iS engine. The aircraft is equipped with a Duc Tiger four-blade propeller. The panel features Garmin G3X Touchscreen avionics with a Garmin GTN 650Xi GPS/nav/com, GTR 20R com radio, GMA 245 audio panel, and GTX 45R transponder with ADS-B In and Out.
Pilots looking for a modern, high-performance, two-place retractable aircraft with composite structure and a design proven over decades should consider this 2022 JMB Aircraft VL-3 915iS, which is available for $384,990 on AircraftForSale.
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