Lou Rosner’s Panther is Out of This World!
Lou Rosner sent over the photos below and we are stunned at how beautiful and extraordinary his paint scheme turned out! This is a completely next-level Panther, and we have never seen anything like it. Lou’s Panther home base is at Spruce Creek in Port Orange, FL. Check it out! Here are some notes from […]
Builder Update from The Ottens
Dan and Star Otten are a husband and wife building team in Rockford, MN, and they are in the “90% done and 90% to go” phase of their Panther LS build. They just ordered their Sensenich propeller, spacer and spinner/bulkhead setup for their Lycoming O-235C from us (we are a dealer for Sensenich and Saber […]
Al Damazio’s Panther Sport – Performance Numbers and Pics
Al Damazio, from Cherokee Village, AR, sent a note about his flight performance stats and some breathtakingly beautiful photos of his Panther Sport. WOW! Check it out – “Hey Dan, hope this finds you well. Update on my Panther- have about 35 flight hours accumulated since sign off in late Oct. (had hoped to be […]
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 […]
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 […]
Panthers on the Prowl – Seen Hunting In Packs in North Florida
Three Panthers flew over to the St. Augustine, FL Pilot’s Association yesterday for a Panther show and tell and Dan and Paul were able to get some awesome photos. The three Panthers in the photos are Dan Weseman’s Corvair powered LSA, Bob Woolley’s O-320 Sport, and Stephen Pedano’s newly painted O-320 powered LSA. Steve just finished […]
Builder Tony Spicer Installs His Panther Wings
Panther Builder Tony Spicer has been a leader throughout building his Panther by sharing his experience through photo documentation on the web. His latest update walks us through mounting the wings. See more information HERE. Congrats Tony! Keep up the excellent work! From all of us at SPA and from all the Panther builders: Thank […]
Sun ‘N Fun 2014 Rocked for SPA!
We had a great time at SNF this year. The traffic was good through the booth all week. We had many familiar faces, and got to meet people we hadn’t yet put a face with their name from online chatting, emails and phone calls. Sun ‘N Fun is a great place to hang out with […
Oshkosh 2013 Setup Day
We sure had quite a busy day in the booth. The weather is crazy cold and rainy up here, but should be better the rest of the week. The daily news paper headline was “Frost-Kosh”, and with a high in the 50’s they are not joking! Here are a few quick snap shots. GRT Avionics […]
Brodhead 2013
We made it to Brodhead early afternoon yesterday. We were once again very impressed with the laid back, grass roots fly-in experience. We met up with a lot of old friends and made a few new ones. It was raining lightly when we arrived so the Panther just stayed in her cave for a while. […]
