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Aero Connections
Ultralight & Light-Sport Aviation
July 2026 Current Issue
★July 2026 Issue Now Available

Flying Cars
No Longer Just A Good Story

Plus: eVTOL Revolution & Society, Beat The Heat,
Summer Of Fly-Ins, Why Owning A LSA Might Be Your
Best Bet Yet, and more inside.

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Aero Connections July 2026 Cover
Feature Stories
eVTOL - Flying Cars Are Here!
Cover Story · Flying Cars

Flying Cars - No Longer Just A Good Story

Paul Czarnecki describes the eVTOL market
How it has exploded in ways nobody predicted. Something genuinely different is happening right now.

Paul Czarnecki p. 8
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3 modes of transortation
Societal Challenges

Are We Ready to Fly?

The sky above our cities may soon look very different.
The most consequential question isn't whether these
aircraft can fly. It's whether society is ready to let them.

AeroSports editorial staff p. 18
Beat The Heat
Personal Safety

Beat the Heat Before It Beats You:

A Summer Flying Survival Guide for Light-Sport & PPG/PPC
Early morning flights - roughly the first two hours after sunrise -
offer the trifecta of favorable conditions

AeroSports editorial staff p. 24
ParaJam In The Ham Fly-In
Social

Summer Of Fly-Ins

Your 2026 Ultralight & Light Sport Fly-In Calendar In Depth
ParaJam, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, 10th Annual Moonshiners,
US PPG Endurance Championship, Great Lakes STOL and more!

AeroSports editorial staff p. 32
Fuel Savings GA vs LSA
Economics

Why Owning a Light Sport Aircraft
Might Be Your Best Move Yet

You don't need a six-figure budget to own an airplane
That's the part a lot of people don't realize.

Jim Stephenson p. 42
Also Inside
Fly Torry Pines
Community

Top Ultralight & LSA Flight Destinations

AeroSports readers reveal the best flying locations/events in the USA

AeroSports editorial staff p. 46
FAQ
Information

Ultralight Aircraft FAQ:

Answers To The 20 Most Common Questions

AeroSports editorial staff p. 52
Tales From Our Golden Age
History

Pioneers - Homer Kolb and Kolb Aircraft

Homer Kolb designed, built and flew a 185-pound light sport air plane in 1970.
Named “The Flyer,” it was powered by 2 Chrylser two-cycle engines.
12 Years before the FAR Part 103 ultralight rules.

John Chapman p. 58