ICON Aircraft yes or no?

Easy airplane to fly. TO, Climb, Cruise, Descent, and Landing speeds are all the same.

 

Autoweek's take on the Icon.

ICON A5 flying car review and test flight

 

Where did they come up with the title? Flying Car?

As pilots, articles written for the masses generally seem to make you cringe or laugh. A little bit of everything in this one.

 

I had a demo ride in a searey earlier this week. I can recommend one. If you'd be interested in an LSA amphib, it's sure worth a look. I'll probably buy one. Go down to the factory and take a demo ride. It's huge fun!

 

Jim- No clue since it clearly cannot be a car. At least they got out and flew one. The guy who flew it did not even have a pilot license.

 

Paul Bertorelli's view of ICON's situation.

Icon Production Delays: The Inevitable Explained - AVweb Insider Article

 

There's a conversion that uses a 5.7 liter Corvette engine.

 

This plane is doomed.

 

The guy just got it this month!

 

Wow - I thought same thing - I'm not a pilot, but read some things about Icon here on F-Chat...

 

I was sure the plane as domed anyway but this is the nail in the coffin.

 

There is a video of him at the factory with his wife talking up the plane showing them flying it around...sad. Pilot error caused the crash at Lake Berryessa earlier this year..which killed one of the chief engineers...

 

I think the nail in the coffin is the latest quoted price, $389000
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2017/november/02/icon-hikes-a5-price

 

http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2017/11/icon-a5-n922ba-n529pg-llc-fatal.html

One comentator says this is a nail in the coffin.

 

This is sad. This is really sad...

R.I.P

 

Does anyone have a link to the crash that killed the lead test pilot and engineer? A guy with a new toy I can understand, but pilot error by the lead test pilot.....

 

I think this is the 5th Icon this year. Kathryns report blame them all on pilot error.

 

One I found
https://www.wired.com/2017/05/icon-a5-crash-kills-2-including-unique-planes-lead-engineer/

and another
https://www.engadget.com/2017/08/11/icon-a5-accident-pilot-error-ntsb/

Another
http://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/news/a26440/icon-a5-amphibious-plane-crash/

 

Thanks Scott. The plane is kind of cool and I love the interior. Too bad bad piloting is gonna put Icon out of business.

 

These planes look similar in size and shape to the Osprey II that I inquired about a few months ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey_Osprey_2
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Here's another

http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2017/05/icon-a5-fatal-accident-occurred-may-08.html

 

https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2017/may/25/preliminary-report-issued-on-fatal-icon-a5-crash

 

There is one at Tahoe; even at 6225' that thing gets off the lake FAST! And climbs out like a turbine......sounds pretty good too!