The aircraft was designed to comply with the US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, an enclosed cockpit with two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]
The Pioneer 300 Kite is a higher take-off weight and fixed gear version of the Alpi Pioneer 300, with improved maneuverability for flight training. Apart from being available fully assembled it is also available as two different kits, one a 51% kit and the other EuroKit, which includes a factory assembled airframe, but lacks the engine installation.[1]
The aircraft is made from wood and covered with composite material. Its 7.551NaN1 span wing has an area of 10m2 and mounts flaps. Standard engines available are the 800NaN0 Rotax 912UL, as well as the 1000NaN0 Rotax 912ULS and 912iS four-stroke powerplants.[1]
As of January 2017, the design does not appear on the Federal Aviation Administration's list of approved special light-sport aircraft.[2]