Vashon Ranger LSA Update

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Key Takeaways:

  • Vashon Aircraft aimed to revolutionize the Light Sport market with an under-$100,000, all-metal aircraft.
  • The airplane featured a Continental engine, a glass cockpit, and was designed to be easy and fun to fly.
  • An AVweb reporter interviewed company founder John Torode at Sun 'n Fun 2019 to assess the initiative's progress.
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Last year Vashon Aircraft set out to revolutionize the Light Sport market with an under-$100K, all-metal, Continental-powered glass cockpit-equipped airplane that was both easy and fun to fly. To see how that’s been working, AVweb’s Russ Niles caught up with company founder John Torode at Sun ‘n Fun 2019 in Lakeland, Florida.

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