Who Had LSA's at the Sport Pilot Expo?

Here's a guide to who the exhibitors were at Sebring last week. We started with the ones the Expo listed and added the ones that we personally saw and spoke with that weren't on the list. One exhibitor at least (Titan) couldn't make the new dates.

We use the same categories as we did in our report on Day 2: Reborn Legends, Young Turks, Legacy Kits, Trikes, Gyros, and Powered Parachutes. Here, we're also featuring Accessories, Parts, "Stuff," and services.

Not everything was a sportplane. You also had every kind of thing you would put into, onto, underneath or in reasonable proximity to a sportplane there.

Here Are The Accessories, Parts, "Stuff," and Services...

Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS)

Not too much can be said about this. It's one of those things like life insurance and roll bars that you hope you ever need. If there comes a time in your flying career when you need one and don't have it, you won't have long to worry about it, at least. BRS Chutes have already saved three lives in 2006.

FMI: www.brsparachutes.com/

D&E Aircraft of Florida

These folks had a variety of wing kits available for the guy that wants to roll his own cub -- the most popular is the Taylorcraft profile, which gives a Cub significantly more speed than the original Cub Clark Y. But there are Riblett airfoils, and a Citabria airfoil for those of you who can't keep your Cub right side up.

FMI: www.de-aircraft.com/

Lockwood Aviation & Lockwood Aviation Supply

This Sebring-based pair of businesses, well established in the SportPlane world, offers instruction on the one hand and hardware -- especially Rotax engines -- on the other.

FMI: www.lockwoodaviation.com/, www.lockwood-aviation.com/

PilotMall.com

Pilot supplies.

FMI: www.pilotmall.com/

Sarasota Avionics, Inc

An avionics shop, what else? Web site in a state of flux at press time.

FMI: www.sarasotaavionics.com/

Sensenich Wood Propeller Co.

Despite the name, the company formed when Sensenich split into metal- and wood-prop wings doesn't just make wood props. Indeed, their hot ticket at the show was a carbon-fiber 70" prop that was ground-adjustable and optimized for the wildly popular 80-100 HP Rotax 912 series engines. A similar 64" prop is in development for Jabiru, and a three-blade 72" is underway for geared Subaru engines.

FMI: www.sensenichprop.com/

Thor Worldwide

Maker of waxes and coatings, including specialty aircraft waxes.

FMI: www.thormagic.com/

Trade-A-Plane

If you are not subscribing to Trade-a-Plane, and you say you're looking for an airplane, you're not fooling anybody.

FMI: www.tradeaplane.com/

Trio Avionics, Inc

Had an interesting autopilot in two versions. One was a simple altitude hold, the other worked in two axes and would track a GPS flight plan.

FMI: www.trioavionics.com/

US Ultralight Ass'n 

Been around a long time, still around.

FMI: www.usua.org/

Windsok

Ever wonder how companies like Hirth and BRS get those custom windsocks with their logos on 'em? They go to Windsok (or, as was the case here, Windsok came to them at a show). They've got everything from a fresh skin for your old beat up windsock at your field, to one with your own colors, N-Number, or design or logo.

FMI: www.windsok.com/

XCOM Avionics

Makers of compact avionics. They had a small com radio with intercom included (something Becker also offers) but the really neat thing was a unit with a separate remote head -- perfect for tandem aircraft.

FMI: www.xcom.com/

Well, that's it! If you were at the show, exhibiting, and somehow we missed you, drop us a line (editor@aero-news.net) and we'll update this listing, which we expect will be perennially popular.

If you want to attend next year's US Sport Aviation Expo, it'll be in January again, from the 11th to the 14th of January 2007, and we'll see you there! (Note that the website hasn't been updated yet. It will be in due course).

FMI: www.sport-aviation-expo.com