September 2008 - Posts

• Light Sport Aircraft Debuts At NBAA - AVweb

  Light Sport Aircraft Debuts At NBAA AVweb, CT - 11 minutes ago ... introduced -- but at this year's NBAA Expo, coming up next week in Orlando, Fla., a light sport aircraft also will be on display, for the first time. ... Read More... Posted Sep 29 2008, 11:02 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• RANS S-19 - AVweb

  RANS S-19 AVweb, CT - 6 minutes ago Welcome to modern, set-point design, where key parameters of Light Sport Aircraft are tightly grouped and the result is, for now, many similar-looking ... Read More... Posted Sep 28 2008, 11:27 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• A Little Bit Of LSA At NBAA 2008 - Aero-News Network

  A Little Bit Of LSA At NBAA 2008 Aero-News Network, FL - 6 minutes ago Flight Design USA announced Friday its 2009 MC light sport aircraft will be on display at the National Business Aircraft Association trade show to be held ... Read More... Posted Sep 26 2008, 07:11 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Aero-TV Checks Out The 'Why' Of Homebuilt Aircraft - Aero-News Network

  Aero-TV Checks Out The 'Why' Of Homebuilt Aircraft Aero-News Network, FL - 13 minutes ago He cited the example of winglets and Wittman-style landing gear as being technology which flowed from the homebuilt airplane (At the subsequent "Meet... Posted Sep 26 2008, 06:18 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Cessna SkyCatcher Prototype Crashes; - Flying Magazine

  Cessna SkyCatcher Prototype Crashes; Flying Magazine - 16 minutes ago The FAA reported that the developmental light sport aircraft was performing a stall series at 10000 feet when it entered an unrecoverable flat spin. ... Read More... Posted Sep 25 2008, 02:07 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Police arrest two Fort Hood soldiers in plane theft, crash - Killeen Daily Herald

  Police arrest two Fort Hood soldiers in plane theft, crash Killeen Daily Herald, TX - 12 minutes ago ... Ala., expressed concern about his nephew because he knew that Arenz and David Wesley, owner of the Quicksilver MX II light sport aircraft , knew each... Posted Sep 25 2008, 04:01 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• SkyCatcher Crash Update - AVweb

  SkyCatcher Crash Update AVweb, CT - 9 minutes ago The kind of testing it was undergoing was beyond what is required for the airplane's intended ASTM light sport aircraft certification, Oliver said. ... Read More... Posted Sep 24 2008, 09:57 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• 2 Fort Hood soldiers arrested in ultralight-plane theft - Waco Tribune Herald

  2 Fort Hood soldiers arrested in ultralight-plane theft Waco Tribune Herald, TX - 14 minutes ago A Quicksilver MXII light sport aircraft had crashed into several mailboxes. Witnesses told police that two males ran from the scene after the aircraft hit... Posted Sep 24 2008, 09:52 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Prototype SkyCatcher's Loss Complicated By BRS Deployment Failure - Aero-News Network

  Prototype SkyCatcher's Loss Complicated By BRS Deployment Failure Aero-News Network, FL - 8 minutes ago Cessna's prototype Model 162 SkyCatcher light sport aircraft (specifically shown above and below) crashed Thursday afternoon near Douglass... Posted Sep 24 2008, 09:11 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• KPD arrest two in air plane theft Posted on: Wednesday, September ... - Killeen Daily Herald

  KPD arrest two in air plane theft Posted on: Wednesday, September ... Killeen Daily Herald, TX - 7 minutes ago "I don't know how it came down or why it came down," said David Wesley, shaking his head as he looked at his Quicksilver MX II... Posted Sep 24 2008, 09:41 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Soldiers Confess To Stealing, Crashing Ultralight Aircraft - KWTX

  Soldiers Confess To Stealing, Crashing Ultralight Aircraft KWTX, TX - 10 minutes ago (September 24, 2008)—Killeen Police arrested two soldiers Tuesday accused of stealing a Quicksilver MXII light sport aircraft that was wrecked early Monday. ... Read... Posted Sep 24 2008, 09:23 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Arrests Made In Stolen Ultralight Case - KWTX

  Arrests Made In Stolen Ultralight Case KWTX, TX - 8 minutes ago (September 24, 2008)—Killeen Police have arrested two soldiers Tuesday accused of stealing a Quicksilver MXII light sport aircraft that was wrecked early ... Read More... Posted Sep 24 2008, 07:58 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Ultralight plane thieves are Fort Hood soldiers - Waco Tribune Herald

  Ultralight plane thieves are Fort Hood soldiers Waco Tribune Herald, TX - 4 minutes ago A Quicksilver MXII light sport aircraft had crashed into several mailboxes. Witnesses told police that two men ran from the scene after the aircraft hit the ... Read... Posted Sep 24 2008, 07:16 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Plane returned, yet questions remain Posted on: Wednesday ... - Killeen Daily Herald

  Plane returned, yet questions remain Posted on: Wednesday ... Killeen Daily Herald, TX - 16 minutes ago David Wesley looks over his Quicksilver MX II light sport aircraft as he assesses the damage following its theft and crash, which occurred early Monday... Posted Sep 24 2008, 03:14 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Diamond delivers 1000th DA20 - Aviation.ca

  Diamond delivers 1000th DA20 Aviation.ca, Canada - 6 hours ago “With an empty weight near the max gross weight limit of light sport aircraft , the certified DA20 is a very robust airplane designed for high utilization ... Read More... Posted Sep 23 2008, 06:11 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News