Soaring Concepts Explained

Soaring Concepts, Inc.
Type:Privately held company
Foundation:2000
Hq Location City:Sturgis, Michigan
Hq Location Country:United States
Key People:Galen Geigley, President
Industry:Aerospace
Products:Powered parachutes

Soaring Concepts, Inc., called Soaring Concepts Aerospace since 2015, is an American aircraft manufacturer founded by Galen Geigley and based in Sturgis, Michigan. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of powered parachutes in the form of kits for amateur construction and ready-to-fly aircraft under the US light-sport aircraft rules.[1] [2] [3]

The company was founded in 2000 to produce a single product, the Soaring Concepts Sky Trek, a powered parachute design that is optimized for use as a trainer. It has a higher than normal propeller ground clearance and larger diameter 4130 steel tubing for added strength, as well as other features that make it suitable for training use. The aircraft has been accepted as a light-sport aircraft by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). By August 2015 the company had produced at least 25 aircraft that had been registered in the US by the FAA.[1] [2] [4] [5] [6]

Aircraft

+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"Summary of aircraft built by Soaring Concepts
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Soaring Concepts Sky Trek2000at least 75Two seat powered parachute

Notes and References

  1. Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 86. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. Web site: About Us. soaringconcepts.com. 25 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160330055355/http://soaringconcepts.com/aboutus.html. 30 March 2016 .
  3. Web site: Welcome to Soaring Concepts Aerospace! . 16 May 2020. Soaring Concepts . soaringconceptsaerospace.com. 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20190211041553/http://soaringconceptsaerospace.com/. 11 February 2019 .
  4. Web site: Make / Model Inquiry Results. 20 August 2015. Federal Aviation Administration. 20 August 2015.
  5. Web site: EAA's Listing of Special Light-Sport Aircraft. 25 August 2015. Experimental Aircraft Association. 2015.
  6. Web site: SLSA Make/Model Directory. 25 August 2015. Federal Aviation Administration. 30 April 2015.