Panther Builder Progress – Greg Pixley SN035
We were able to stop by Greg (Pix) Pixley’s house this weekend on the gulf coast of Florida. We dropped off his engine mount and cowling for his Franklin engine and got a chance to look at his fuselage. His wings, fuel tanks and engine are at his hanger a few miles north west. This is […]
Brent Mayo’s Panther SN053 Takes to the Skies
Brent Mayo, from Fernandina Beach, FL, took his Panther for it’s maiden flight this morning. Brent has Panther SN053. His Panther is powered by a Corvair 3.0L with a Sensenich propeller. He has documented his build using KitLogPro – Click HERE to see more. Here is what Brent had to say about his experience – (See HERE […]
Tony Spicer’s Jabiru Powered Panther Takes to the Skies
Tony Spicer took his maiden flight in his Jabiru powered Panther LS today – and all went very well! Congratulations Tony! We appreciate you and all of your hard work, determination and patience that went into your build. Thank you for taking the time to make us all feel like part of your journey with […]
Brent Mayo’s Panther LS is Ready for Inspection
Brent Mayo, in Fernandina, FL, just moved his Corvair 3.0L powered Panther LS SN053 from his garage to the hangar in preparation for the inspection. Brent picked up his tail kit in March of last year. So he has built his Panther and his Corvair 3.0L engine in 14 months. His total build time to […]
Will Mensink’s Panther LS – All SHINED UP!
We just had to share these photos of Will Mensink’s Panther LS. He has done a beautiful job!! Will is located in Preston, MN and has SN014. His Panther is powered by Titan’s IO-340 with a Whirlwind Ground Adjustable prop – and as of today has over 72 hours on the Hobbs. The fiberglass and […]
SPA Employee Travis Young Celebrates Two Years!
SPA LLC is very proud to announce that our Production Manager of the Welding Department – Travis Young – is celebrating his two year anniversary with us today! Travis joined us at the very beginning of our full production ramp up on the Panther project and he has always been the steady hand at the helm. No […]
Panther #6 is Born – Tony Spicer gets his Pink Slip
Tony Spicer has received his air worthiness certificate for his Panther LS, powered by the Jabiru 3300. We expect some flight info in the next couple of weeks. Congrats Tony! You have built a truly beautiful airplane and your build documentation has given an immeasurable boost to the Panther builder community. From SPA and the […]
Sun ‘N Fun 2016 – New Booth Location and Invite to Friday Night Cookout
Please join us at Sun ‘N Fun this year at our new booth location NE 9 and 10. We will have multiple aircraft on display this year throughout the week – See HERE for details on the first Panthers EVER to fly to SNF. Stop by to check out the Panthers on display or pickup […]
Tony Spicer’s Jabiru Powered Panther LS – First Engine Run
See Tony Spicer’s Jabiru powered Panther LS fire up on the first blade. Congratulations Tony! She is looking great! Here is a photo of Tony’s Panther with the cowling on. What a slick looking cowl!
Sun ‘N Fun 2016 – First Panthers EVER To Fly to an Airshow!
We are gearing up for Sun ‘N Fun 2016 and are so excited to say we will have the first customer built Panthers to join us there! Bob Woolley and Stephen Pedano of North FL will be flying in AND their planes will be in our booth on Thursday and Friday (weather permitting) of the […]
