I still do too for fun!

It's the beginning of a Steven Speilberg movie called " Always"

@@justinpaul8160 Well thank you

@@Trapster99 No problem

Totally agree!

I think it has more to be me telling her what to do 😂😂😂

I totally agree! It is such a thrill. Very cool you got to experience base life with your family. Military service in a family is a shared sacrifice out of duty. I salute your experience!🫡

Same here! I’m feeling optimistic. Last year, l read like 41 LSA Amphibs were sold, of those 37 were ICONs. Demand is there, just need to get company beyond COVID work restrictions/supply chain mess. 🤞

We are waiting to see what the FAA MOSAIC rule changes will bring to Light Sport class. Could really open up design options for ICON and other manufacturers.

It really is a lot of fun, especially with new peppy 4 blade prop, and must be experienced to appreciate. Please note, the plane in the second half is actually a modified plane that was redesignated as EXPERIMENTAL since they put a bigger motor on it. Has more power, but it also generate more heat when plough taxiing which can happen to any seaplane. Once the motor cooled, they were on their way. Checkout some of my other videos to get a better example of planes fun. 🤩

That is quite the seaplane! Beautiful!

You mean left?

With a free castering nose wheel, you really have to stay attuned to what is happening as you steer with braking. ICON A5 has a similar steering system. I always thought Vision Jet has nose wheel steering like all other jets (may do it this way to save weight and complexity). Any cockpit distraction could divert your attention and you could get off taxiway. One brake failure you would go idle and mash good brake to do a snap 180. NTSB will determine cause eventually.

Hats off to AOPA making it happen!

They look heavy

Actually the designer of the ICON A5 interior had worked for BMW😊. Outside design had a Nissan engineer in mix.

The ICON A5 is a small amphibious plane made in US that I fly, and my channel is a fan of it and promotes float/amphibious flying👍

@@IconicFlight Ah! Ty for the info!

It was the AOPA Flight over the Capital! It was an awesome event!

I have no clue. I don’t remember what the SA accent sounds like. I would have thought Indian.

Very true!

You read it is under powered in comments, but it's posted by people who have never flown one, especially with the new 4-blade prop, or are trolls sponsoring/backing another maker. Their loss to see for themselves how nice and fun this plane is (like a Piper Cub). Takeoff delay here was technique and probably overweight. That will increase your takeoff run. Second one was an experimental version with a soup'd up engine that overheated with all the high RPM taxiing. Once they cooled off, they were on there way...

Really, for its mission the power with the 4-blade prop is more than enough. Definitely not a rocket ship, but was never designed to me. Yep, saltwater is wicked. Good thing is, most of the plane is made of materials that don't corrode. Body is carbon fiber not metal. The few components (some landing gear linkage, water rudder linkage, etc..) can have corrosion resistance put on them to inhibit corrosion, but proper care is to wash plane really good after any saltwater day. The many folks who live on the coast do that and have good results.

Yeah, that was a very tragic story and he made a Mistake thinking he was in a different finger of the lake, It goes to show you no matter how experienced you are you can still make a mistake. Do you remember when the famous test pilot Scott crossfield flew his Cessna 210 into a thunderstorm. Sometimes your experience can get you into trouble. I would hardly call the icon of nightmare, and if you fly one, you would see that it delivers everything as promised And meets the mission for what it was designed for.

@@IconicFlight I was placeholder #1640 for nearly two years. The stupid price hikes killed the promise. Kirk totally blew it. The mission was an affordable LSA. Mission failed. Promise? What promise?!? Now rich folks with no skills kill themselves with it. Tragic.

@@RARenfield I agree new planes are really expensive. Premium LSA‘s are going to easily cost you 300k+. A new Cirrus is 1.3 million, and a 182 is over 900,000. Of course, those are entirely different missions. Now, you can get an LSA that are more along the lines of a manufacturer built kit plane that are much more inexpensive. That is the beauty of the market with the diversity of missions and price points. I’ll agree with you on one thing, that initial price point was too low and wishful thinking. Would not be the first time in history that a new manufacture underestimated the cost of production, and distribution.

@@IconicFlight All true. However IMO Icon should've honored the quote for those of us who put down the deposit. Their "underestimation" was a primary selling point that also happened to be a big, fat juicy lie. The initial price point will now get you a 1/4 ownership. 🤣 It wasn't my fault, it was Kirk's. So eat the difference, Kirk, and call it the price of the education you should've had. That it is not the first only confirms this was an avoidable misrepresentation, driven by ignorance and hubris.

@@RARenfield heck, even Vans right now is having to up costs on buyers who are in the middle of kits. It sucks, but unforeseen cost and issue change the financial landscape. I personally have no doubt their passion to price as they planned, but then reality set in. After that supplier issues, COVID and California lockdown piled on. Not to mention the entire new plane market prices had to go up too (I love Cirrus, but I can’t afford 1.3mil, but other can). I’ve seen used one in the mid 200s, that’s always an option. I am really sorry you had to pull out, just glad you got your money back.

Wow, are you misguided! 🤣 as I tell people, you just don’t understand until you fly one. Now, if your mission is to fly 1000 miles on a tank of gas and carry six people, it obviously is not the plane for you. My dream plane is an albatross!

Kodiak is a nice plane indeed! Of course, they were built for a completely different mission and it’s not a light sport. The rest of your comment is quite nonsensical. I think if you were to actually fly an icon, you would understand.😂

@@IconicFlight na i'm good i rather have a 206 on flaots they the same price i dont need light sport i can have medical I'm not 89 years old and i should be flying where you light sport dude shouldn't be flying !

@@zackriden79 Oh, yeah at 2:06 on floats is very impressive. A completely different mission but I assure you a brand new 206 on floats is over $1 million. Of course you can buy one that’s 50 years old and it’s much more affordable. I would consider a 206 or a Malibu for the long range family mission. My dream plane would be an albatross, but no matter what I do I cannot figure out the justification for it 🤣

@@IconicFlight didnt you just fly for bankrupt if your that fucking good of an airframe you wouldn't be going belly up I'm dont aguring with you the plane was bullshit

Decision Altitude?

When you fly one, you see they are every bit as cool as thought…and more.

Agree!

That can definitely happen, and it does at all levels of skill. You have the newbie that do that, but you also have extremely experienced folks over estimate their skills in a situation and have an accident. ICON does not let you just take the keys and go. In addition to a person getting their PPL or LSA with seaplane, you must do an owner 1-1 with the company instructors. All throughout training, safety, compliance and good judgement are stressed, as well as teaching you how to fly the plane. Insurance typically requires rechecks and min flight time to be allowed solo. All for safety. As with a new automobile driver, new pilots make mistakes. Funny thing, the accident statistics show it’s not the new folks flying LSAs are the issue, most LSAs accidents are older experienced PPL or higher folks step back into an LSA. FAA is studying this to find reason. In any case, good aero decision making is the key to safety.

@user-ct8my8rv9c Yeah that was a very sad and tragic. Great baseball player. Unfortunately he made the mistake of taking meds and flying. It’s like folks who drink and drive. You might get away once or twice, but at some point it gets you. RIP

What laws of flight did he disregard?

We are taking apps! 😁

Fortunately, stall are VERY mellow.

So I’m guessing you have never flown one. Please give a shot. Power, especially with 4-blade prop, is plenty for the mission and capability. Price is in ballpark with other brand new premium LSAs. Be happy it’s not priced like a $1.3mil new awesome Cirrus (which is a totally different mission).😊

Me too!

It's a pretty awesome plane! Come fly it and you will see. :) That engine in second plane was actually modified to be a larger ROTAX 914,915 or 916. More power, more heat trying to plough turn in strong winds. He did the right thing shutdown down to cool off. Then he took off fine.