Panther Receives Approval Letter from NKET Team – Being added to the 51% List
We are excited to announce that we have received the official letter from NKET that states that the Panther is being added to the Listing of Amateur-Built Aircraft Kits (Kit List) located on the FAA website. This inspection included all models and upgrade options available at this time from SPA. Panther LS – Tail Dragger […]
Panther Gets the NKET Inspection
We had a visit from the National Kit Evaluation Team (NKET) yesterday at SPA. The NKET team is a team of 8 FAA Aviation Safety Inspectors across the US that are trained to evaluate EAB kits to determine the builder vs. manufacturer percentage of completion. According to the FAA regulations “To be eligible for an […]
The Loss of Our Friend Bob ‘BRB’ Woolley
The below was written by Dan Weseman, and this is his ‘Bob Woolley Story’. Many of you have probably heard about the loss of our friend Bob Woolley in an airplane incident a few weeks ago. I wanted to take some time to put a few thoughts down. Please understand that I’m not a ‘writer’ […]
Another Panther in Paint! What a Nice Looking Plane!
Tim O’Laughlin’s Panther is out of the paint booth and it looks great! Tim’s Panther is powered by a Lycoming O-320 and a Ground Adjustable Sensenich propeller. Take a look at these photos!
Panther Builders Manual – Now Open to the Public
Have you ever wondered what it is like to build a Panther? We have opened the access to the Panther builders manual so you can now browse the entire manual without restriction. (Previously this link was only available to registered builders). Want to take a look? Just click this link below. Panther Builders Manual The […]
Ken Belisle’s Panther SN038 All Dolled Up!
Check out Ken Belisle’s Lycoming O-320 powered Panther LS SN038 paint job! Wowza! Nice job, Ken! She looks great.
12 Days of Panther Christmas – Day 9
On the ninth day of Christmas our Panther Builder and Designer decided he wasn’t going to be left out of the fun! Here is a note from Dan and a few photos, flying Paul Salter’s Corvair powered Panther LS. Autopilot coupled, 3.0L Corvair Purring @ 70% power, temps and pressures perfect, smooth as glass @156 […]
12 Days of Panther Christmas – Day 8
On the eighth day of Christmas our builders shared with us….Engine Options David Christensen from Brigham City, UT, Panther Tri-Gear SN086, UL Power sent us this note: Thanks SPA for the great kit and service. The rear fuselage went together very fast. Moved on to the forward fuselage. Just got it attached to the tail cone. […]
12 Days of Panther Christmas 2018 – Day 2
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.
12 Days of Panther Christmas – Day 7
Builder Tim O’Laughlin and his wonderful wife Peggy have been busy on their Panther. Tim and Peggy have a hangar at Haller Airpark and Tim flies his RV4 on a regular basis. Tim is a retired Navy A6 and A7 pilot, and later an Airline Captain. He is going to use a rebuilt Lycoming O-320 […]
