Ramping an Airplane | How to Fly the ICON A5

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The ability to taxi up a boat ramp highlights the versatility of the ICON A5 and is one of the most unique experiences you can have in an amphibious seaplane. Utilizing a boat ramp to launch, load, or retrieve your plane at a local marina or seaplane base can unlock flying adventures that aren’t possible in a conventional airplane or even in a seaplane on traditional floats.
While the capability to ramp the A5 provides added versatility, it’s important to do it correctly to make sure you don’t damage the aircraft.
First and foremost, make sure that you take wind and water conditions into consideration, as this will affect your ability to control the aircraft as you maneuver into position. Second, lower the landing gear in the water with plenty of time to allow for both full extension and gear down controllability checks on the water before entering the ramping area so that you have time to bail out if directional control cannot be maintained.
This video outlines some of the most important factors to consider, but it is not meant to be a comprehensive lesson for how to ramp the ICON A5. Every A5 pilot must go through ICON’s landplane or seaplane transition course to be qualified to fly or operate the A5 on the water. Ramping is just one of the many procedures covered in the transition syllabus.
We hope this video provides helpful insight into ICON Flight Training and also offers a look at the incredible versatility of the ICON A5.
Hosted By: Genesah Duffy, ICON Authorized Flight Instructor
Produced, Edited and Shot by: Paul Nyhart, Director of Marketing, ICON Aircraft

[@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

[@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

[@ErnestoEduardoDobarganes]

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

[@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

[@Kiwi-lz6yr]

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

[@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!

[@DucatiPaso750]

I love this aircraft!!

[@artyjaycayairlines]

Same

[@jejoko]

I love my wife and like this aircraft very much.

[@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$

[@ibracs]

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

[@juanmaldonado3281]

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

[@eamonshields2754]

Awesome Stuff!!

[@АлександрБабич-ю8е]

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

[@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

[@ignaciomanchado]

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

[@wjadams2]

This is so rad! Thanks!

[@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.

[@bax6096]

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

[@우구-k2b]

When is the next aircraft development??

[@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?

[@juancarlosutiel7179]

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

[@jay6817]

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

[@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.

[@edilbertosantana8307]

Great plane.

[@Cambone13]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@stangarcia]

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[@서영익-i5x]

얼마에요?

[@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

[@hakuinano]

スズキあたりがこんな飛行機作ってほしい

[@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!!!!

[@youtubekeras8987]

Price ???

[@inquisitive980]

Very cool.

[@CarlosChagasOficial]

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

[@NelsonAndres94]

My dream

[@bugatti314159]

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

[@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.

[@ps3301]

Time to move onto vtol version.

[@sempreaqui4901]

How many?

[@wesleysouza4492]

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

[@staceyquinn9484]

How does it handle large boat (cruisers) wakes?

[@jejoko]

Rough

[@lifegambler2000]

How much it cost

[@columbus4512]

Does this have a auto pilot feature

[@iconaircraft]

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

[@azizutkuozdemir]

cool

[@sarasandoval771]

Come on lottery! 🥰

[@jayesh5131]

Mafia 1 & 2 When devs actually cared about games 😊

[@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

[@HairFollicle]

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

[@adrianacanale2582]

👏👏👏👏

[@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".

[@whizkiplz]

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

[@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.

[@MegaAlex1802]

Забавная штука!!!

[@shinasuka1799]

Does this plane come with missile

[@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

[@金融車市場質ナビ]

私もほしいです！

[@irishpride8157]

HAHAH I'm to poor for this XD

[@Randomy5428]

get mfs2020 and a vr headset!

[@sky_professor3051]

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

[@abduhmuhammadirfan9806]

Nda bisa basa enggres

[@neofitinok4443]

😨👎

[@tyaswati4563]

9 m realy

[@AbdullahArl]

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

[@animationspace8550]

You have $350,000?!

[@AbdullahArl]

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

[@andykerr3803]

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

[@davidlefkovits2218]

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