Small amphibians are sort of the hot hatchbacks of the aviation world and one aimed at the beginner pilot is always worth a look see. At EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Light Sport Aircraft (LSA ...

ICON Aircraft's A5 amphibious light sport aircraft has received FAA type certification in the primary category. This certification is expected to open new international markets for ICON, allowing ...

Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) manufacturer, ICON Aircraft, has announced two major design enhancements aimed at to simplifying aircraft complexity and increase safety in its A5 amphibious, two-seat, ...

These aren’t words you want to hear from your pilot, but moments after Genesah Duffy speaks them, a bleating alarm fills our Icon A5 aircraft. Though Duffy is in control, I’m sitting in the pilot’s ...

We soar above the new Tappan Zee Bridge spanning the Hudson River just north of Manhattan, in no particular hurry as the dramatic, canted towers drift below us. We’re flying—not at transonic speeds ...

Right now, a revolution is occuring in aviation. If you haven’t noticed, the team here at GP enjoys a healthy dose of vehicular obsession, be it by land, sea or air. That’s why we are excited that ...

"Today’s Top Pick" features a 2018 ICON A5, a distinctive amphibious light sport aircraft (LSA) designed to democratize aviation through its intuitive, safe, and accessible nature. The ICON A5 boasts ...

Most people who aspire to become private pilots start with flight school before thinking about buying an airplane. But Icon Aircraft, a California start-up, has orders to deliver 2,000 of its new ...

Now (just about) any idiot can fly a plane with very little instruction. Are we all doomed? Or are we all going to have a blast? The new ICON A5 is not just a new airplane, though it is a really cool ...

Icon Aircraft’s amphibious A5 takes pilots and passengers for a joyride. It was a typically sunny October morning in the Southern California city of Hermosa Beach when a tiny airplane made a water ...

It’s a Jet Ski with wings, a high-performance sport aircraft that has now been involved in three crashes, two fatal, in the last eight months. That’s how veteran aviation journalist Stephen Pope ...

Tragedy has struck one of the hopeful new companies trying to invent the future of aviation. On Monday an Icon A5 crashed next to Lake Berryessa in northern California. The disaster killed Icon lead ...