03/10/2024
Did you see this in the news this week? The Pipistrel Velis Electro is now effectively approved as a Light Sport Aircraft (LSA), clearing the way for more widespread use in the United States.
The Velis Electro had met all of the requirements for approval as an LSA except for the requirement that an LSA have a reciprocating engine. The exemption that is linked in the article allows for a subset of production aircraft to be classified, marked, maintained, and flown as LSA. Although a Velis Electro could be flown in the US prior to this exemption, they would have to be granted some other Special Airworthiness Certificate, such as for Experimental - Exhibition, which carries limitations making it impractical for commercial use. Not only that, they could not be flown by Sport Pilots as they did not meet the definition of an LSA.
Although we are a little way away from seeing routine operations with electric aircraft, each step like this one matures the art of aviation in one form or another. We at JOLO Aero applaud Textron eAviation for the effort put into this exemption and hope that they continue to innovate in ways that improves general aviation for us all.
FAA Gives Exemption To Allow Flight Training In Velis Electro - AVweb
The FAA has allowed an exemption to light sport rules for the Textron/Pipistrel Velis Electro. The agency has permitted an exemption to 14 CFR Part 21.190, the special airworthiness certificate for light sport category aircraft, and that will pave the way to use it for flight training. The aircraft,...
03/01/2024
JOLO Aero congratulates the entire Bell 525 team on the huge accomplishment of finding a new platform’s “first dollar”.
Did you know that our Owner, (Chief?) Pilot, and let’s be honest, our only employee, used to work at the storied helicopter OEM, Bell Textron Inc.? Almost his entire career was in flight testing this marvelous bird, eventually leading the test effort on the 5th prototype, N525TY (pictured). He can (barely) be seen in the photo attached to this press release haunting the pilot’s right shoulder. For the fixed-wing among us, the pilot typically sits at the right-hand crew station in helicopters.
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Fleet of 10 aircraft ordered for North Sea offshore operations
02/27/2024
Welcome to the launch of JOLO Aero’s page! Though we have been around a while (since 2021, can you believe it!?), our social media presence has been lacking. It’s high time we fixed that.
A quick introduction, for those only now becoming familiar with the brand:
JOLO Aero Services was created to facilitate meeting general aviation needs with the professionalism and experience gained through a career at an aircraft OEM. We provide aircraft ferry services throughout the United States as well as one-on-one flight training near our home base in the Knoxville metro.
Send us a message, and we’ll be happy to provide a quote to fit your needs.
Look forward to additional content coming soon!
Blue skies and tailwinds!
