ICON A5 accident - Roy Halladay

[DeflectionShot]

Some interesting media commentary on this plane. Anyone know much about it? According to the reports, it's a light sport plane with a Rotax 912 designed for "beginner" pilots although I'm not sure how a retractable amphib qualifies as a "beginner" airplane, but I digress. Apparently it's also supposed to be flown at low altitude over water.

[url=http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2017/11/i ... fatal.html]http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2017/11/i ... fatal.html[/url]

[vanNostrum]

This airplane is marketed as a " Jet ski with wings"
I believe he had that plane less than a month

[Chuck Ellsworth]

What a tragic loss of life.


A amphibious flying boat is not a jet ski, nor is it a beginners airplane.


In my opinion there should be a separate type rating to fly any flying boat due the the differences in water handling compared to a float plane.

[Eric Janson]

[quote author=vanNostrum link=topic=7441.msg20450#msg20450 date=1510161692]
This airplane is marketed as a " Jet ski with wings"
I believe he had that plane less than a month
[/quote]


That kind of marketing is going to get a lot of people killed imho.

[Nark1]

Rumor has it ( plus youtube video's) he was buzzing something/someone prior to the crash. 

Since I'm a million miles away from people who eat pork, the video is to grainy to make out. 


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