First Flight: Icon A5 ? The Purity Of Flight
Special Guest Contributor: Jiri MarousekThere is a universal truth of the machine heart: Horsepower doesn?t matter. Performance is irrelevant. Luxury, dare I say on… [Read More]The post First Flight: Icon A5 ? The Purity Of Flight appeared first on Pursuitist.
Special Guest Contributor: Jiri MarousekThere is a universal truth of the machine heart: Horsepower doesn?t matter. Performance is irrelevant. Luxury, dare I say on these very pages, is a myth. The real greats don?t prove themselves by the facts on a window sticker. The real greats connect to the heart of the petrolhead. No paperwork required. I am a sucker for that vibe, and as one of the few mere humans that have now had the opportunity to actually fly the Icon A5, I have found yet another new soulmate. So what?s the short story" I have been flying for barely 4 years and this was my first flight as a pilot in command of a seaplane and the experience was transformative. It’s as if I skipped forward to the good stuff. Like passing over the first sip of dad?s beer, a glass of easy drinking pinot and went straight for a bottle of Macallan ?M?. But there are some obvious shortcomings to the A5. So before we get to the good stuff, let?s get those out of the way first. This plane won?t take you on a vacation. It will barely hold a handbag when you jump in with the friend of any size. And at $189,000, It?s not cheap. (OK. Price tags matter a little.) By all measures on paper, this aircraft is not a transp...
Special Guest Contributor: Jiri MarousekThere is a universal truth of the machine heart: Horsepower doesn?t matter. Performance is irrelevant. Luxury, dare I say on these very pages, is a myth. The real greats don?t prove themselves by the facts on a window sticker. The real greats connect to the heart of the petrolhead. No paperwork required. I am a sucker for that vibe, and as one of the few mere humans that have now had the opportunity to actually fly the Icon A5, I have found yet another new soulmate. So what?s the short story" I have been flying for barely 4 years and this was my first flight as a pilot in command of a seaplane and the experience was transformative. It’s as if I skipped forward to the good stuff. Like passing over the first sip of dad?s beer, a glass of easy drinking pinot and went straight for a bottle of Macallan ?M?. But there are some obvious shortcomings to the A5. So before we get to the good stuff, let?s get those out of the way first. This plane won?t take you on a vacation. It will barely hold a handbag when you jump in with the friend of any size. And at $189,000, It?s not cheap. (OK. Price tags matter a little.) By all measures on paper, this aircraft is not a transp...
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