Vashon Aircraft was founded in 2012 by John Torode, a Seattle-area pilot and semiconductor entrepreneur with a knack for developing lower-cost solutions to aviation challenges. [Courtesy: Jeff Weiser]
Key Takeaways:
The Vashon Ranger R7 is an American-made, robust high-wing light sport aircraft, praised for its "fun" flying characteristics, all-metal construction, and Continental O-200-D engine, emphasizing durability and ease of maintenance.
It features an advanced Dynon SkyView glass panel avionics suite, offering sophisticated and intuitive controls, including a two-axis autopilot, synthetic vision, and electronic circuit breakers.
The aircraft is highly versatile, serving as an effective trainer for flight schools (meeting technologically advanced aircraft requirements for commercial pilot certificates) and a capable personal aircraft for backcountry flying due to its strong landing gear and large rudder.
Pilots commend its responsive stick controls, excellent visibility, predictable flight characteristics, and spacious cabin, making it comfortable and enjoyable for various missions and pilot experience levels.
There are some aircraft you look forward to flying more than others.
The Vashon Ranger R7, a high-wing, light sport design is one because it is about as close to a flying BMX bicycle as you can get without re-creating that iconic movie scene from E.T. This aircraft is FUN with a capital F.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
