Direct Fly sro explained

Direct Fly s.r.o.
Type:	Privately held company
Industry:	Aerospace
Foundation:	2006^[1]
Hq Location City:	Brno
Hq Location Country:	Czech Republic
Products:	Light aircraft
Num Employees:	10 (2012)

Direct Fly s.r.o. (sometimes called DirectFly s.r.o.) is a Czech aircraft manufacturer currently based in Brno and founded in 2006 in Hluk.^[1] The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ultralight aircraft in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight and the American light-sport aircraft categories. The organization is a Czech společnost s ručením omezeným, or private limited company.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Direct Fly was established in a part of the country noted for its aircraft manufacturing to take advantage of the existing available pool of skilled workers.^[2]

In 2008 the company had seven employees. In 2012 Jane's Information Group reported the company then had ten employees, plus seven international dealers.^{[3] [5]}

By 2017 the company was building just one microlight aircraft design, the two-seat, low-wing Alto 912TG, the Direct Fly ArGO having gone out of production. The Alto has been accepted by the US Federal Aviation Administration as a light-sport aircraft.^{[2] [3] [6] [7]}

By March 2019 the company had two more designs under development, the low-wing Orange and high-wing STOL Cruiser.^{[8] [9]}

The company first exhibited in the United States at the Sun 'n Fun in Lakeland, Florida, in April 2010.^[10] The company has been noted for its short wait times for aircraft ordered.^[11]

By December 2017 the company had exported at least three aircraft to the U.S. since there were three Altos registered with the US Federal Aviation Administration as light-sport aircraft.^[12]

Aircraft

+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"	Summary of aircraft built by Direct Fly
Model name	First flight	Number built	Type
Direct Fly Alto		41	Two-seat, low-wing microlight
Direct Fly ArGO			Two-seat, high-wing microlight

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sbírka listin Direct Fly s.r.o. 29 March 2019. justice.cz. 4 July 2018.
2. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 40. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
3. Jackson, Paul (ed): Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2012-2013, p. 179. Jane's Information Group, 2012.
4. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page2 42-43. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
5. Web site: About Us . Direct Fly sro . 2009 . 13 January 2015.
6. Web site: About Us. Direct Fly. 2009. 13 January 2015.
7. Web site: SLSA Make/Model Directory . . 10 September 2014 . 13 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516004527/http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/gen_av/light_sport/media/SLSA_Directory.xls . 16 May 2013 .
8. Web site: ORANGE. directfly.cz. 29 March 2019. 29 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190329123839/http://directfly.cz/?page_id=581. dead.
9. Web site: STOL CRUISER. directfly.cz. 29 March 2019.
10. Web site: Sun n' Fun: Light sport makers set sights on Europe . Brendan . Sobie . Washington DC . 23 April 2010 . .
11. Web site: Direct Fly "Alto" . Plane and Pilot magazine . 2015 . 13 January 2015.
12. Web site: Make / Model Inquiry Results . . 5 December 2017 . 5 December 2017 . 6 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171206135935/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=&Modeltxt=ALTO&PageNo=1 . dead .