Ramping an Airplane | How to Fly the ICON A5

[@iconaircraft]

If there's anything more unique than beaching the A5, it's utilizing a local boat ramp. Here's a quick overview as to what to keep in mind when ramping. We hope you all enjoy it.

[@stangarcia]

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[@cuetheplanesound8110]

Would love more information on training and sales! Who would be the best person to contact?

[@colbarney6122]

That's great looking smooth water.lm wondering what is considered to much chop to safely operate the aircraft ?

[@jejoko]

@@colbarney6122 one to two foot waves or wake is pretty much the limit for small seaplane water landings or takeoffs. Any more and you risk dipping the nose, cracking the haul, being pushed broad side and dipping the wings. Remember this is an airplane that can land on water, but it is not a boat.

[@mikVR]

Flight Simulator 2020 brought me here :))

[@ntutorialyt]

me too

[@Christopher-cr4qk]

I do hope Icon will think about building a 4 seater version. I would so invest in that. Love this plane

[@whizkiplz]

agreed.

[@jejoko]

I second that

[@eda.2332]

I'm currently looking at a ranch in remote British Columbia that just happens to have a 400 meter landing strip 😏 And it borders a large lake

[@firstnamesecondname5341]

Always love watching these videos, is it consideration for a future design to use it like a boat with the wings folded 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jejoko]

🤦‍♂️

[@d.n.3652]

Not very economically feasible. I suppose you can do it, but I defeats the purpose of it being an airplane. It wouldn’t make a great boat. It’s also cheaper to just use a boat

[@ErnestoEduardoDobarganes]

Very cool, I have been flying the A5 in MFS.... great plane !

[@socio-economicnewsnetwork4740]

Please make a 5-6 seater family variant which could be used for business purpose as well

[@Yaboifootchie]

would probably cost 2 mil

[@socio-economicnewsnetwork4740]

@@Yaboifootchie then give the manufacturing contacts to some indian Or Chinese company, they will make for less than 50,000$

[@danielforde-pogson]

These are so much fun - and you're such a good instructor Genesah! Now all I need is 300k...a licence...and a lake!!

[@DavideCarbonell]

400k, this seadoo scooter cost 400k

[@АлександрБабич-ю8е]

Несравненная красота!!! Вершина инженерной мысли!!! Техно-шедевр!!!

[@Kiwi-lz6yr]

Definitely gonna get this when I get my pilots licence. I fly it a lot in msfs 2020. Love it!!!

[@DucatiPaso750]

I love this aircraft!!

[@artyjaycayairlines]

Same

[@jejoko]

I love my wife and like this aircraft very much.

[@dampsok]

There isn't another aircraft out there that I would want... This one is so stable, sexy, and versatile... but where I live, I have absolutely no use for an amphibious plane. Thank you for making such a wonderful craft though!

[@juancarlosutiel7179]

Que paso con el Fiat o Seat 127 que estaba muy bien parido lo mismo que el Aicon 5

[@NETBotic]

Is it possible to get flight training in the A5 for a non-buyer? Would love to get checked out just for the heck of it.

[@MyTube4Utoo]

+Jonn Nope!! One of the requirements of purchase is that you not know how to fly it. The other requirement is that you take-out a $1 million dollar life insurance with ICON Aircraft listed as the sole beneficiary. *ENJOY!*

[@NETBotic]

I looked it up and you can rent them and get training as a non-buyer.

[@teamgo9980]

@@NETBotic yes I did it in Minnesota. You can rent it and go up with an instructor and he will teach you how to water land if you are interested and no you do not even have to be a buyer you can do it just for the experience I will say it’s a bit pricey

[@marlonsalesneves899]

Hello, What is the procedure we take to acquire an aircraft of this model Icon5 A5, How does the process of acquiring this aircraft work here for Brazil?

[@juanmaldonado3281]

WAW. SUPER. AWESOME. REALY. PROFECIONAL. SHE IS THE KIND OF INTRUCTOR. WE NEED...BLESSED BE. AND. TNKS

[@CapFreddy]

Amphibious is one operation I didn’t experiment yet, and I will.

[@colbarney6122]

Me too...this is so cool.l feel like I could master this airplane with about 10 hrs of dual instruction.

[@eamonshields2754]

Awesome Stuff!!

[@ignaciomanchado]

Cool!, do you put up the gear when the A5 is on water? And how many meters do you need to take off?

[@bax6096]

I'm wondering how much chop on the water is safe to operate this aircraft in?

[@ibracs]

awesome, always watching the entire videos even tho i dont own one myself😂

[@wjadams2]

This is so rad! Thanks!

[@OzzySafa]

Is the A5 only available in the US? Also is it equipped with a BRS system?

[@iconaircraft]

Hi Ozzy. Yes, the full-frame parachute is made by BRS. If you are interested in international sales, please click the link in the description.

[@우구-k2b]

When is the next aircraft development??

[@costaplenty7482]

When you make this plane as it is with the same technology as the British Harrier with vertical lift, you will have a real winner!!! Imagine launching on a runway, on the water and your own backyard!!!

[@andykerr3803]

Yup 20 million dollars will make that possible... 👍

[@costaplenty7482]

@@andykerr3803 Holly molly!!!!

[@xinshang112]

I so love this aircraft that I want have one, How much is it?

[@1FireyPhoenix]

Ohh. Man. Hope you got some deep pockets. $385,000 USD

[@xinshang112]

@@1FireyPhoenix Ohh, My.

[@Dragon_Warrior7625]

The plane might be 'lightweight' , but not on our pockets....😂

[@DavideCarbonell]

@@xinshang112 quite expensive for a seadoo right ? lool

[@서영익-i5x]

얼마에요?

[@suranthaneevirieska3845]

How can I buy it in Thailand

[@zed9zed]

So cool. The boat people must do a doubletake when they see an airplane creeping up on them.

[@Cambone13]

this thing is like a jetski for people with ridiculous money. not a drop of practicality but im sure pretty fun

[@hakuinano]

スズキあたりがこんな飛行機作ってほしい

[@edilbertosantana8307]

Great plane.

[@jay6817]

I saw one, but yeah I wonder how many are coming here from MSFS2020 to see how to etc? Like if you are :-)

[@youtubekeras8987]

Price ???

[@TheFlyingZulu]

A5 would be pretty neat if it had a higher useable load... Need room for fishing gear and at least 2 more people... I guess it wouldn't be a light sport aircraft then.

[@staceyquinn9484]

How does it handle large boat (cruisers) wakes?

[@jejoko]

Rough

[@colbarney6122]

I really want one of these aircraft .Never flown an amphibious, but I'm learning already from these videos, give me 10 hours in that thing and im good for the type rating..just cant afford one yet..

[@teamgo9980]

They are definitely expensive I heard you can take out loans for airplanes like some kind of airplane loan. I myself just bought a sonex b because it was cheap and very cheap to maintain mine has the turbo volts wagon motor that sonex offered. I can do all the maintenance myself I can literally drop the motor out of the plane in about 20 minutes rebuild it in a night and put it back in if the inspector finds anything wrong

[@DavideCarbonell]

@@teamgo9980 honestly, you make the right and smart choice... the icon 5 can look futuriste and kind of apple, DJI generation, but the price its insane to me, its a 400k seedoo !!!!! yes its a seadoo with wings that's all ! with 400k we can have a serious aircraft.

[@nickmoseley5998]

At some point do you think that a 4 seat version will come?

[@teamgo9980]

I think for class that it is in I don’t believe a four seater will ever come

[@andykerr3803]

@@teamgo9980 They had to bend the rules already... It is overweight for it's class. Not good.

[@bugatti314159]

How much ramp incline can the Icon handle? There are huge variations in ramp construction.

[@CarlosChagasOficial]

Muito legal seu Canal parabéns sua linda e maravilhosa 🌷⚘🌹🕭🔔🕭✊✊

[@columbus4512]

Does this have a auto pilot feature

[@iconaircraft]

The 2021 A5 features an optional Garmin G3X Touch with autopilot.

[@wesleysouza4492]

Eu sou fã número da icon moro no Brasil e quem sabe um dia teremos no Brasil um representante da icon.

[@33jayy]

Mafia 1 & 2 When devs actually cared about games 😊

[@sempreaqui4901]

How many?

[@lifegambler2000]

How much it cost

[@inquisitive980]

Very cool.

[@ps3301]

Time to move onto vtol version.

[@HairFollicle]

Man the cockpit is more like a car which is good for new comers and the water landing just takes the cake

[@whizkiplz]

i don’t know who needs to hear this but get that aircraft. leave that luxury car.

[@Richieb75]

Bad part of this maneuver i assume, is exposing the landing gear mechanism to salt water. Good part would be not having to deal with a airport

[@NelsonAndres94]

My dream

[@stangarcia]

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[@jamiecottam9061]

Controlability is not a word you just use control

[@animationspace8550]

Well if people say it, then it becomes a word, this is how linguistic progression works. The controlability on language is quite hardly tangible.

[@jejoko]

The controlmanuvability is amazaling.

[@freddybornhilde5611]

i need more money for this hobby xD

[@starjetpilot]

Minor point, no such word as "winds", it is just "wind". Some words in the English language you do not put an "S" on the end, like "Deer" and "Anyway".

[@adrianacanale2582]

👏👏👏👏

[@MegaAlex1802]

Забавная штука!!!

[@shinasuka1799]

Does this plane come with missile

[@sarasandoval771]

Come on lottery! 🥰

[@azizutkuozdemir]

cool

[@金融車市場質ナビ]

私もほしいです！

[@deronfreeman8985]

I want to come fly w you

[@markburton8680]

She uses the term “bailout” and I know what she means, however bailout as it relates to aircraft… not a good thing…lol

[@irishpride8157]

HAHAH I'm to poor for this XD

[@Randomy5428]

get mfs2020 and a vr headset!

[@abduhmuhammadirfan9806]

Nda bisa basa enggres

[@TULIBIM42]

They didn’t answerd to me. sales department very bad 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼

[@animationspace8550]

You have $350,000?!

[@TULIBIM42]

@@animationspace8550 Yes I want to 2 pcs with my brother 👍🏼

[@andykerr3803]

@@animationspace8550 387K, probably more now...

[@sky_professor3051]

I'm saying this for accountability everywhere. I'm going to get my seaplane rating.

[@davidlefkovits2218]

Cvhj

[@tyaswati4563]

9 m realy

[@neofitinok4443]

😨👎