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ICON Aircraft Announces New ICON Authorized Flight Training Partner

ICON Aircraft is excited to announce that ICONIC Adventures Tennessee, a subsidiary of Spearman Aircraft, is up and running as an ICON Authorized Flight Training Partner. Now, adventure seekers – regardless of aviation experience – can experience the award-winning ICON A5 light sport aircraft firsthand.

Spearman Aircraft’s maintenance team boasts over 100 years of combined experience and is certified as an ICON Service Partner. One of the largest maintenance and service providers in Tennessee, ICONIC Adventures is the group’s first foray into flight training and discovery flights, using their brand new ICON A5 in the electric blue colorway.

“As the ICON A5 owner community continues to grow beyond 200 owners, we are seeing greater interest from people wanting to fly the ICON A5,” said Noah Collins, Sr. Director of Global Sales and Service for ICON Aircraft. “Our partnership with ICONIC Adventures enables that experience in a part of the country that is absolutely perfect for amphibious flying. Now, aspiring or existing pilots in the area can experience the A5 and the beauty of the Smoky Mountains on a discovery flight or while receiving flight instruction from an ICON Authorized Flight Instructor.”

Said James Spearman, Founder of Spearman Aircraft: “We’re excited to bring the ICON experience to the East Tennessee area! Nearby Douglas Lake and Fort Loudon Lake are prime locations to show off the versatility of the A5, and the backdrop of the picturesque Smoky Mountains, downtown Knoxville, and the surrounding areas offer a different experience each flight. Experienced pilots and those just becoming interested in aviation alike have enjoyed seeing East Tennessee from a different view with the ICON A5 in every season.”

ICON’s Flight Training Network includes high quality flight schools throughout the United States, and is comprised of more than thirty ICON Authorized Flight Instructors.

Source: ICON Aircraft
Photo Credit: ICON Aircraft

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Electric Training Aircraft Manufacturer, Bye Aerospace, has 410 eFlyer’s Order Backlog

Bye Aerospace, a United States based manufacturer of an innovative eFlyer family of electric aerospace products, currently has 410 eFlyer order backlog – an amazing market validation, said George E. Bye, Founder and CEO of Bye Aerospace.

The Founder and CEO shared a brief message outlining the company’s milestones.

“Much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving weekend. Hard work by the leadership and engineering team has resulted a industry-leading key milestones achieved with the FAA. Mid-year we added financial resources and also two key leaders in Rod Zastrow (President and COO) and Jim Dunn (CFO). Our stockholders, advisors, and board continued their steadfast support. Flight training company customer response has been remarkable, especially since late summer: We have gained 410 eFlyer’s to our customer backlog – amazing market validation. More press will be coming soon with two new Letter’s of Intent to be announced.

Looking back with gratitude also: We have pioneered our way through many stages of a challenging, rigorous engineering and industry-1st FAA process. Over several years of this effort we utilized our eFlyer 2 developmental prototype to test technology, various hardware configurations, and validate predicted performance and economics, (image below from a June, 2020 flight test). With key test results gained, FAA Part 23-conformed design engineering followed, also allowing production industry partners to be selected. Our collective goal now is to finish this process and begin delivering the new, high-tech, electric eFlyer to our great customers.”

One such order comes from European pilot training group OSM Aviation Academy which placed an order for 60 eFlyer2 back in 2019.

“In April 2019, we placed an order for 60 all-electric planes from Colorado-based aircraft manufacturer Bye Aerospace – the largest order for commercial electric planes to date. The electric planes, E-Flyer 2, is planesd for flight training at the OSM Aviation Academy centers to qualify pilots for the future taking an active role in securing sustainability and Green focus in Aviation Training.” shared Hans Kyrre, Executive Director OSM Aviation Academy.

Source: George Bye (Bye Aerospace) and Hans Kyrre H. (OSM Aviation Academy)
Photo Credit: Bye Aerospace

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