Taking delivery of the first Legend AmphibCub was Dick Parsons. Dick is a retired commercial airline pilot, husband, father, friend, adventurer, purveyor of fine living, part-time snow-bird and nature-lover, dog rescuer, and a long-time Legend Cub fan. Dick is a travelled man. He has flown over 700 hours in the Legend Cub, a considerable sum in three years, and a fraction of the number of hours he has logged in heavies on transcontinental routes. Until recently, Dick made all of his landings exclusively on tires and terra firma. As a new owner of the first Legend AmphibCub, Dick now enjoys water landings. With the other 71-percent of Earth’s surface being water, this affords countless new opportunities.

The new AmphibCub by American Legend is based on a J3-style version of the Legend Cub. It is configured with amphibious aluminum floats from supplier Baumann Floats of New Richmond, Wisconsin. The Amphibious Legend FloatCub is a certified light-sport aircraft that meets the category’s seaplane requirements with a simple, repositionable landing gear.

One of Legend AmphibCub owner Dick Parson’s favorite spots to visit is the Florida Keys. The two play well together, sea life and seaplane, and Dick and his AmphibCub. With water as a mode of transportation here, the Keys feature more runways than all the major hub airports combined, and a comparatively scant amount of traffic. Dick also enjoys flying further up the Gulf Coast where he has access to private lakes and a delightful salt dome island. Another favorite spot Dick frequents in his Cub is the far northeasterly state of Maine. Here he enjoys flying the mountains and seashores. “You can’t get there from here,” an often used phrase among Mainers, is not something Dick pays much heed to. In his Legend AmphibCub, Dick can always fly there from here… land or sea.

Darin Hart, owner of American Legend Aircraft Company and designer of the Legend AmphibCub, stated, “The new amphibious Legend Cub is a special configuration and we’ve worked hard to ensure it fulfills sport pilot needs. The AmphibCub comes with Baumann BF 1500A amphibious floats, Garmin avionics, vortex generators, position/strobe lighting, and a lightweight finish system.” Hart continued, “Much of the emphasis was on meeting weight requirements. Empty weight is 998 lbs.; this gives you a 432 lb. useful load. American Legend is proud to be the market leader, again, by putting its certified light-sport aircraft on amphibious floats. The Legend AmphibCub opens up a new world of flying with both ground and water landing options.” The Amphibious Legend FloatCub sells for $159,000.

The Legend Cub has held top spot as the best selling American-made light-sport aircraft since its introduction in 2005. Completely modern in its design, materials, and available options, the Legend Cub blends the best in history with the best of today. In a Legend Cub, it’s possible to fly low, fly safely, and fly for fun. The Legend AmphibCub will be on display at U.S. Sport Aviation Expo at Sebring Regional Airport, Florida, from January 21–24, 2010. Contact American Legend to schedule a demonstration flight.

For further information, contact American Legend Aircraft Company at 1810 Piper Lane, Sulphur Springs, Texas, 75483; or call 903-885-7000.

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