The company was founded in 1983 by Dean Wilson to produce the Avid Flyer.

[4] Avid Aircraft was started in 1983 as Light Aero Inc in Caldwell, Idaho by aircraft designer Dean Wilson.

Acquired by Jim Tomash, the company was moved into a 61000 ft² (5667 m²) converted greenhouse that included 21000 ft² (1951 m²) of cement flooring, in Ennis, Montana.

[3] The company closed again in November 2003, at the time indicating that the owners were looking to move to a more populated area of the United States.

[8][9][10][11] In October 2017, Avid Aircraft was restarted under the name Avid Aircraft LLC, by Mark Mendick in Unionville, Iowa.