Anybody have a certified AC in Prinary Category?

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Looking for folks that know about this topic? Specifically if you have a certified GA aircraft in Primary airworthiness..

 

[TCABM]

I don’t have one, but understand the Icon A5s fit the bill.

 

[Dana]

I don’t have one, but understand the Icon A5s fit the bill.

No, they're SLSA (Special Light-Sport) certificated.

 

[TCABM]

No, they're SLSA (Special Light-Sport) certificated.

I was using Icon’s own announcement:

Vacaville, Calif., December 26, 2023 – ICON Aircraft announced today that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Type Certification for the ICON A5 in the primary category, marking a significant milestone for the company and its visionary amphibious aircraft.

https://www.iconaircraft.com/2023/12/26/icon-aircraft-receives-type-certification-for-the-icon-a5/ ICON Aircraft Receives Type Certification for the ICON A5 In Primary Category | ICON Aircraft

Flying mag ran a short blurb on the announcement.

ICON A5 Receives FAA Primary Category Type Certification

The FAA has granted ICON’s A5 amphibious light sport aircraft (LSA) type certification in the primary category.

www.flyingmag.com

I will admit I am not an expert on the subject.

 

[wanttaja]

As of January 1st this year, I see only 57 aircraft in the US licensed in the Primary category. 53 of them are gyros. One is a Seabird SBL-7 from Australia. The other three are probably listed in error (two Mooney M-20s and a Cessna 150). Seabird says their Seeker is licensed in the Normal category, so this might have been an offshoot.

Ron Wanttaja

 

[Dana]

I was using Icon’s own announcement:



https://www.iconaircraft.com/2023/12/26/icon-aircraft-receives-type-certification-for-the-icon-a5/ ICON Aircraft Receives Type Certification for the ICON A5 In Primary Category | ICON Aircraft

Flying mag ran a short blurb on the announcement.

ICON A5 Receives FAA Primary Category Type Certification

The FAA has granted ICON’s A5 amphibious light sport aircraft (LSA) type certification in the primary category.

www.flyingmag.com

I will admit I am not an expert on the subject.

Interesting... they were SLSA; looks like adding primary category certification opens new markets to them. It also gives them a path to increase weight or performance beyond what LSA allows, though according to the press release they're not doing that... yet.

 

[TCABM]

Interesting... they were SLSA; looks like adding primary category certification opens new markets to them. It also gives them a path to increase weight or performance beyond what LSA allows, though according to the press release they're not doing that... yet.

Well, Icon did go bankrupt six months after the announcement…