[1] The prototype first flew in March 1982, with production of kits commencing the following year.
[2] The XTC was the first amphibious flying boat to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg).
It features a cantilever mid-wing, a canard foreplane, dual vertical tails, a single-seat, open cockpit, re-positionable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.
[1] The aircraft's hull is made from fiberglass, while the wing has a Kevlar-epoxy spar with its flying surfaces covered in bonded Mylar.
[1] In service many owners replaced the KFM 107 powerplant, as it left the aircraft underpowered, especially for water operations.