May 2008 - Posts

• UP IN THE AIR - Lancaster Newspapers

  UP IN THE AIR Lancaster Newspapers, PA - 5 minutes ago John W. Calla Jr. of Liberty Sport Aviation explains the controls of a " light sport" aircraft , which ...(more) Joyce Opp, the airport's marketing and ... Read More... Posted May 31 2008, 09:26 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• X-Air LS Receives ASTM Acceptance - Aero-News Network

  X-Air LS Receives ASTM Acceptance Aero-News Network, FL - 17 minutes ago Add yet another ASTM-certified light sport aircraft to the category's ever-swelling ranks. X-Air announced Friday they received the ASTM consensus standard ... Read More... Posted May 31 2008, 09:15 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Sun ´n Fun Overcomes a Slow Start for a Strong Finish - JETS.ru

  Sun ´n Fun Overcomes a Slow Start for a Strong Finish JETS.ru, Russia - 7 minutes ago Light-sport aircraft have quickly become center-stage attractions. LSA manufacturers and distributors were out in force to show off their high-wing and ... Read More... Posted May 29 2008, 10:56 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• An LSA For Less - AVweb

  An LSA For Less AVweb, CT - 18 minutes ago By Mary Grady, Contributing Editor Plenty of recreational pilots who thought light sport aircraft might be the right thing for them have been dismayed by ... Read More... Posted May 29 2008, 12:47 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• EAA AirVenture, Coming Up Soon - AVweb

  EAA AirVenture, Coming Up Soon AVweb, CT - 18 minutes ago ... be looking for new aircraft from Virgin Galactic, more electric-powered airplanes and other alternative technologies, and more light sport aircraft . ... Read More... Posted May 29 2008, 12:47 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Airport offers tours to kids, city leaders - Waynesville Daily Guide

  Airport offers tours to kids, city leaders Waynesville Daily Guide, MO - 17 minutes ago Jeff Schultz, who is a private pilot, brought a group of Thayer Elementary students to the airport on Thursday to show his homebuilt airplane and explain ... Read... Posted May 27 2008, 10:11 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Earning My Wings... At Long Last (Part Five) - Aero-News Network

  Earning My Wings... At Long Last (Part Five) Aero-News Network, FL - 19 minutes ago By definition, light sport aircraft aren't ideal planes to fly in turbulent conditions, even near their gross weights. Even at the maximum of 1320 lbs, ... Read More... Posted May 26 2008, 09:12 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Fatal microlight joyride 'out of character' - TV3 News

  Fatal microlight joyride 'out of character' TV3 News, New Zealand - 21 minutes ago Civil Aviation is also investigating the crash of homebuilt aircraft last month at Auckland's Whenuapai Airbase - another accident which involved two ... Read... Posted May 25 2008, 11:06 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• BRIEF: Plane slides off runway after air show - TMCnet

  BRIEF: Plane slides off runway after air show TMCnet - 45 minutes ago The nose wheel fell off the homebuilt airplane , and it slid to the side of the runway, Burdick said. The accident happened about half an hour after Southern ... Read More... Posted May 25 2008, 06:52 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Plane slides off runway after air show - Janesville Gazette

  Plane slides off runway after air show Janesville Gazette, WI - 4 minutes ago The nose wheel fell off the homebuilt airplane , and it slid to the side of the runway, Burdick said. The accident happened about half an hour after Southern ... Read More.... Posted May 24 2008, 10:06 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• BRIEF: Plane slides on runway - TMCnet

  BRIEF: Plane slides on runway TMCnet - 14 minutes ago About 4:40 pm, the nose wheel fell off the homebuilt airplane , and it slid to the side of the runway, Burdick said. The accident happened about a half an ... Read More... Posted May 24 2008, 06:06 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Plane slides on runway - Janesville Gazette

  Plane slides on runway Janesville Gazette, WI - 9 minutes ago About 4:40 pm, the nose wheel fell off the homebuilt airplane , and it slid to the side of the runway, Burdick said. The accident happened about a half an ... Read More... Posted May 24 2008, 04:54 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Morris Airport holding open house - Joliet Herald News

  Morris Airport holding open house Joliet Herald News, IL - 9 hours ago The public can see some examples of bi-planes, ultralight aircraft and homebuilt aircraft . The EAA Warbirds of America also will display various examples of ... Read More... Posted May 24 2008, 02:15 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Aircraft on display Saturday in Morris - Joliet Herald News

  Aircraft on display Saturday in Morris Joliet Herald News, IL - 11 minutes ago The public can see some examples of bi-planes, ultralight aircraft and homebuilt aircraft . The EAA Warbirds of America also will display various examples of ... Read More... Posted May 23 2008, 07:47 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• If you like planes, Regional Fly-in is for you - Belleville News Democrat

  If you like planes, Regional Fly-in is for you Belleville News Democrat, USA - 14 minutes ago ... powered parachutes, light sport aircraft , warbirds and just anything else that flies during the Midwest Regional Fly-in on Saturday in Cahokia. ... Read... Posted May 22 2008, 01:05 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News