May 10 2010

The ICON A5

Oh man. I am not sure if I am going through some sort of mid life crisis or what but everywhere I look I see new toys that I want to buy. The latest is the ICON A5. I saw it for the first time at JetBlue terminal 5 and instantly fell in love. A 2 passenger plane designed for water that is small enough to be pulled behind my truck? Hell yeah!

ICON a5

Icon in water
Icon at Boat Ramp

New FAA sport flying requirements mean you only need 20 hours of in flight training to fly an A5. At $139,000 it’s expensive but not absolutely ridiculous. For just $5,000 you can reserve one for delivery in 2013. Of course by then you might be able to buy all of Greece for just a few dollars more.

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  1. BenSpark said on May 10th, 2010 at 4:52 am

    I’ve been a fan of the A5 for a while. That thing looks amazing. Now that would be a toy worth having.

  2. Craig said on May 10th, 2010 at 5:19 pm

    nice…but it’s no hovercraft.

  3. akeorlando said on May 25th, 2010 at 6:48 am

    Hmmm…I would never get in that thing with someone who’s only had 20 hours of flying lessons. Have you MET me?!

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