April 2008 - Posts

• Personal, 'green' airplanes propel forward - CNET News.com

  CNET News.com Personal, 'green' airplanes propel forward CNET News.com, CA - 10 minutes ago And in the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration would prevent people from flying the glider under the same rules as light sport aircraft... Posted Apr 30 2008, 05:30 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Blue Mountain Avionics Shows Off Its Wares For Aero-TV (Part Two) - Aero-News Network

  Blue Mountain Avionics Shows Off Its Wares For Aero-TV (Part Two) Aero-News Network, FL - 7 minutes ago ... he has driven Blue Mountain to become one of the preeminent suppliers of EFIS, FMCS and Autopilots for homebuilts and light-sport aircraft . .... Posted Apr 30 2008, 09:51 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• EAA Seeks FAA OK For Electric Powerplants - AVweb

  EAA Seeks FAA OK For Electric Powerplants AVweb, CT - 14 minutes ago ... that it has filed a request to the FAA for regulatory exemptions that would allow the use of electric motors in ultralight and light-sport aircraft . ... Read More... Posted Apr 29 2008, 10:30 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Blue Mountain Avionics Shows Off Its Wares For Aero-TV (Part One) - Aero-News Network

  Blue Mountain Avionics Shows Off Its Wares For Aero-TV (Part One) Aero-News Network, FL - 15 minutes ago ... he has driven Blue Mountain to become one of the preeminent suppliers of EFIS, FMCS and Autopilots for homebuilts and light-sport aircraft . Read... Posted Apr 29 2008, 04:07 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Airport has deal for flight school - The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com

  Airport has deal for flight school The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com, MI - 7 minutes ago ProFlight will provide certifications from recreational/ sport pilot certificates to airline transport pilot certificates. "We're looking more to do... Posted Apr 29 2008, 06:16 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Record Breaking Performance - Tyres & Accessories

  Record Breaking Performance Tyres & Accessories, UK - 16 minutes ago Ruling the high performance roost at Michelin is the Pilot Sport PS2 and the Pilot Sport Cup +. The first of these is a tyre that, in April 2008, ... Read More... Posted Apr 29 2008, 02:16 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• EASA clarifies pan-European GA vision - Flight International

  EASA clarifies pan-European GA vision Flight International - 14 minutes ago ... applicability (criteria would include maximum take-off mass of 600kg) and refer to the ASTM standard that is used in the FAA light sport aircraft rule. ... Read More... Posted Apr 28 2008, 11:20 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Will Electric Planes Take Off? - Greentech Media

  Will Electric Planes Take Off? Greentech Media, MA - 15 minutes ago ... would allow companies to market their planes to the several hundred thousand customers who fly planes in the larger light sport aircraft , or LSA, ... Read More... Posted Apr 28 2008, 06:42 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Record Braking Performance - Tyres & Accessories

  Record Braking Performance Tyres & Accessories, UK - 4 minutes ago Ruling the high performance roost at Michelin is the Pilot Sport PS2 and the Pilot Sport Cup +. The first of these is a tyre that, in April 2008, ... Read More... Posted Apr 28 2008, 05:37 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• AVmail: Apr. 28, 2008 - AVweb

  AVmail: Apr. 28, 2008 AVweb, CT - 8 minutes ago The ability to fly coast-to-coast with no radio and no transponder in a vintage biplane or a light-sport aircraft is a freedom to be cherished. ... Read More... Posted Apr 27 2008, 11:24 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• EAA Asks FAA To Authorize Use Of Electric Motors In Ultralight And ... - Aero-News Network

  EAA Asks FAA To Authorize Use Of Electric Motors In Ultralight And ... Aero-News Network, FL - 9 minutes ago ... that EAA has filed a request to the FAA for regulatory exemptions that would allow the use of electric motors in ultralight and light-sport... Posted Apr 27 2008, 09:20 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Flight Design Completes ISO 9001 Audit - Aero-News Network

  Flight Design Completes ISO 9001 Audit Aero-News Network, FL - 7 minutes ago Light sport aircraft manufacturer Flight Design says it's serious about quality... and backs that up through conducting internal audits as required by ASTM ... Read More... Posted Apr 25 2008, 01:52 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Web Site Launches Online "Matchmaking" For Aircraft Partners - AVweb

  Web Site Launches Online "Matchmaking" For Aircraft Partners AVweb, CT - 15 minutes ago ... yet there may be many pilots based at a variety of local airports who all share a common interest -- a new light sport aircraft , a Mooney Acclaim, Read... Posted Apr 23 2008, 11:21 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Flight Design Completes ISO 9001 Quality Assurance Audit ... - Sky Control (press release)

  Flight Design Completes ISO 9001 Quality Assurance Audit ... Sky Control (press release), UK - 7 minutes ago The company conducts internal audits as required by ASTM standards that govern certification of Light-Sport Aircraft . Flight Design has obtained... Posted Apr 23 2008, 01:01 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• First Production Kolb LSA Takes To The Skies - Aero-News Network

  First Production Kolb LSA Takes To The Skies Aero-News Network, FL - 16 minutes ago The New Kolb Aircraft Company proudly told ANN Wednesday the first production unit of its light sport aircraft , the Kolb Flyer Super Sport, took flight for ... Read More... Posted Apr 23 2008, 12:21 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News