The RV-12iST SLSA Trainer Aircraft combines the total performance that Van’s Aircraft is known for with the simplicity of a light-sport trainer, all in a factory-built airplane specifically configured with the unique needs of flight schools in mind.

Fun, Total Performance and nimble handling -- the RV-12iS is all RV with the special added features and benefits of the light-sport category. Whether you want to build it yourself (ELSA) or buy it completely finished and ready to fly home (SLSA), we've got you covered!

The RV-12iST SLSA is a great platform for meeting both the long cross country requirements and shorter, skills-based instructional flying. Filing IFR and operating/training in the IFR “system” is perfectly fine and is allowed if the airplane is properly equipped and the crew meets the training/certification requirements.

Single Engine Piston Vans RV-12. The single engine piston Van's RV-12 is a two-seat, low-wing homebuilt kit aircraft. The empty weight of the aircraft is 750 lbs (340 kg) and the maximum takeoff weight is 1,320 lbs (600 kg). The aircraft uses one Rotax 912S propeller. The stall speed for the RV-12 is 45 kts (51 mph), maximum speed is 120 kts ...

The Van's RV-12 is an American two-seat, single-engine, low-wing homebuilt airplane eligible for the U.S. E-LSA category, sold in kit form and as a complete ready-to-fly aircraft by Van's Aircraft of Aurora, Oregon.

The RV-12iST offers superior visibility, excellent handling, docile landings, and is equipped with a state-of-the-art G3X glass cockpit avionics suite. In addition to being an excellent trainer, the RV-12iST is an airplane that many sport pilots will choose to rent, buy, or …

2018年9月4日 · Over the last year that program has grown to include the next-generation SLSA RV-12iS and, most recently, the RV-12iST trainer aircraft. As the RV-12 SLSA program matured, Van’s expanded its...

2018年8月31日 · The RV-12iST is a trainer configuration of the RV-12iS, which is focused on what flight schools have asked for: Minimal and durable interior, beefy brakes, extra tough landing gear, ability to do IFR training, and a variety of other accouterments that pertain specifically to flight school and students (and we recognize these options also apply ...

The RV-12iS is a great-to-fly, light sport machine with a high useful load and low operating costs. Discover why professional flight schools as well as private owners enjoy the reliability, utility, and all-around fun of flying and operating the RV-12iS.

2023年6月23日 · RV-12IST for primary and instrument training for a part time, 1 person flight school? I was doing some retirement dreaming yesterday and browsed the RV-12IST SLSA page. It got me thinking - this uses a 100hp Rotax that burns 4 gph (of auto fuel if you want) and costs $180k new with Garmin glass and an autopilot.