We are all very grateful for our blessings. Big and small – blessings are everywhere and this time of year we take a moment to rock back on our heals and acknowledge them. SPA is blessed with many talented builders and pilots. One of our dedicated builders that has contributed a great deal the Panther […]
On the 5th Day of Panther Christmas our builders sent to us – FFFFFFIIIIIIIVVVVVVEEEEE GGGGOOLLLLDDDEEENNN RRRRIIINNNGGGGSSS! Wait…..no….that isn’t right. Builder Barry Cole sent over a note about how he really enjoys the camaraderie of building. He has been finishing up another cool project (see below at the Avid Magnum) and now has some more time […]
On the 4th day of Christmas our Panther Builders sent to us – Beautiful views!!! Here is a note from builder Rick Holland from Castle Rock, CO Rachel Attached some photos of my progress on my Panther. Have the fuselage on the gear and have a ways to go with it. Tail, wings and fuel […]
On the third day of Panther Christmas our builders sent to us…. Tom Kodey is a new Panther builder, SN104, from Port Orange, FL and he has been a busy guy over the last month. Tom picked up his kit from us in November and he is well on his way. Here are some photos […]
On the second day of Panther Christmas our builders brought to us – Janson Kinsley’s Panther. Janson purchased his Panther from the original builder – Buddy Henson. Janson loves flying his Panther around the skies of NE Florida and has done an outstanding paint job. Take a look at the photos he sent over.
During this wonderful season of joy, giving and happiness we are carrying on our tradition in asking our Panther builders to share some photos and a few words about what they love about building. To start off the count down to Christmas we have Mr. Kevin Ross in Granbury, Tx – Panther SN091. Here is […]
Tim Benham from Enid, OK has been flying his Lycoming YAEIO-233 powered Panther and sent this note and photos over. He has Panther SN030 and has the Sensenich Ground Adjustable propeller installed. “The inflight photo is the Panther keeping up with a Cessna 210 at 8,500 feet. It is a sweet plane and really performs […]
Sam Kite from Telford, TN flew his Panther LS powered by the UL Power 520iS. This is the first UL powered Panther to take to the skies and the performance is great. His first flight was August 16th. Here is what Sam had to say: “First flight was today. Very impressive. These are some of […]
While we were setting up at OSH 2018 Mr. Keith Rhode and his Corvair 3.3L powered Panther LS took to the skies for the first flight. Here is a note from Keith. “First flight was 7/23/18. Flight was uneventful except for a technical issue with the engine that was sorted out with prompt help from […]
Ken Belisle’s Panther LS took it’s maiden flight on Tuesday July 17th. Ken has Panther SN038 and lives in Jacksonville, FL. His Panther is powered by a Lycoming O-320 160HP and a Sensenich propeller. Ken has a great deal of experience building model airplanes, however this was his first home built. Here is a note […]
Tim O’Laughlin got his inspection and took his first flight in his Panther LS last weekend. His Panther is powered by a Lycoming O-320 and a Sensenich propeller. Congratulations Tim! We are very happy for you. Great job! -Team SPA
Bob Foster sent us a note about his Lycoming O-235 powered Panther first flight. Bob has SN034 and is from Erie, PA. He is using a Sensenich propeller and his Panther is the LS Tail Dragger model. Here is what Bob wrote: “This afternoon all those kit parts took flight and successfully landed without incident. […]
We got a note from Steve Chapman from Western Australia this morning – His Panther Sport took her maiden flight. Here is what he said: “Hi Rachel, There has been rumors for many years of sightings of a Panther in the forests in the south of Western Australia. It had supposedly escaped from a travelling […]
We are pleased to release this video about the Panther TriGear. Thanks to all who helped make this video happen. And a special thanks to Buddy Henson for building the first flying Panther TriGear and working with us to make this option available for builders. In this video Dan Weseman talks about the versatility of […]
Sun ‘N Fun 2018 was great this year. We had a wonderful show meeting new builders and talking with our current builders as well. We had Buddy Henson had his Lycoming O-320 Panther Tri-Gear, Ben Krotje had his Jabiru powered Panther LS, Paul Salter had his Corvair 3.0L Panther LS and Jimmy Miller had his […]
