COVID 19 Update from Team SPA
As all of us navigate the unprecedented situation posed by COVID-19, Sport Performance Aviation LLC is committed to supporting our customers, our employees and the communities we serve. In response to COVID-19 and the Stay-At-Home order in place by our Governor, our manufacturing shop will be closed, starting tomorrow April 3rd, until May 4th. To […]
Tom Kodey’s Panther LS Maiden Flight
Tom Kodey celebrated his maiden flight in his Panther LS on Friday March 13th. Tom lives in Port Orange, FL and has his airplanes in a hanger at the Deland Municipal Airport (KDED) – Home of the Deland Sport Aviation Showcase. Tom’s Panther is powered by a Corvair 3.3L from SPA and FlyCorvair’s Engine in […]
Panther Completion – Tom Kodey from Port Orange, FL
Tom Kodey from Port Orange, FL received his certificate today for his Panther LS. Tom has Panther SN 104 and started his Panther building project in late 2018. He built his Panther airframe and Corvair 3.3L powerplant – and is now ready to take to the skies. The Corvair engine Tom built is the stroker […]
Signup Deadline – Deland Showcase Cookout Nov. 15th @ 5PM
Reminder – please sign up by this Friday – 11/8/2019 – so we may plan for food for the Deland Showcase next week – Join us at the Deland Sport Aviation Showcase on Friday November 15th, 2019 @ 5 PM. Enjoy BBQ, sides and drinks! Bring yourself and your friends for a fun filled evening for all. […]
First Flight – Andrew Shorter Panther SN033 – Powered by Corvair 3.0L
We are very proud to share the news on Andrew Shorter’s first flight in his Panther SN033 powered by his Corvair 3.0L engine. Andy has a Sensenich propeller pulling his 3.0L Corvair. His glass panel is the GRT Sport 8.4 along with their EIS system, that is a very popular and successful configuration in the […]
Deland Panther Fly-In and Cookout – 11/15/19 @ 5PM
Join us at the Deland Sport Aviation Showcase on Friday November 15th, 2019 @ 5 PM. Enjoy BBQ, sides and drinks! Bring yourself and your friends for a fun filled evening for all. Held at our booth, just a few hundred feet from the entrance, bring a chair and your appetite! Look for our […]
Cougar Designer’s Desk #1
Cougar Designer’s Desk #1 As many of you know, we showed off the first bits of the Cougar (AKA 2 seat Panther) at Oshkosh 2019. Until this point, we had maintained “radio silence” about the project. We simply shared that we intended to build a 2-seat version, had released a 3 view of what we thought it may […]
FlyWire Checks out the Panther with Sean Sullivan and Cody Abner
Join us at the Deland Sport Aviation Showcase on Friday November 15th, 2019 @ 5 PM. Enjoy BBQ, sides and drinks! Bring yourself and your friends for a fun filled evening for all. Held at our booth, just a few hundred feet from the entrance, bring a chair and your appetite! Look for our […]
Greg ‘Pix’ Pixley’s Panther LS SN035 is Painted and Looking Oh So Gorgeous!
We spent the week at OSH and mingled with a few Panther builders while we were there – and it is awesome to get first hand feedback on how their projects are coming along. We hear about how things are going, how they are working through things, how normal life things are getting in the […]
OSH Cookout Change of Plans
Our booth layout has changed this year and we are not holding our normal annual cookout. As a backup social event we are going to have a gathering at the Sleepy Hollow Campground Bar and Grill. This will be Wednesday evening, July 24th at 6 PM. If you meet us at our booth you can […]
