Icon A5 Ultralight. With delivery delays of at least a year for the ICON A5 we look at five alternativesfour Light Sport models and a cool Experimentalthat just might float your flying boat. The ICON A5 is a two-seater amphibious plane that requires only a sport license to fly which takes just 20 hours in the air to obtain.
It is 125 lbs. It depends on how you fly but normal cruise speed is 84 kts 97mph 156kph. With only 240 hours SNEW and operated by one owner this aircraft is the ideal Light Sport seaplane for recreational pilots.
The idea behind the A5 was to develop the lightest sportsplane on the planet with the hopes it would be used for seaborne-air races.
This beautiful 2018 ICON A5 Founders Edition is in pristine condition. With only 240 hours SNEW and operated by one owner this aircraft is the ideal Light Sport seaplane for recreational pilots. ICONs A5 is a handsomely stylish Light-Sport Aircraft design. A year later at AirVenture it was temporarily.