May 2009 - Posts

• Gyros Seek FAA's LSA Blessing - Aero-News Network

  Gyros Seek FAA's LSA Blessing Aero-News Network, FL The agency is now accepting comments on new petitions from three manufacturers of small gyroplanes, seeking authorization to sell them as Experimental Light Sport Aircraft in the US. In the 1930s... Posted May 31 2009, 09:09 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Dream business of two alumni takes flight - Central Florida Future

  Dream business of two alumni takes flight Central Florida Future, FL Sales seem to be soaring for the entrepreneurs who opened a sport pilot training center May 1. “So far we have sold a little over 40 hours,” Chris Esposito, 24, co-owner of First Landings... Posted May 31 2009, 02:57 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• NTSB issues report on river plane crash - News Courier

  NTSB issues report on river plane crash News Courier, AL Langford worked for LSA-Aero, a distributor of light sport aircraft manufactured by Colyaer SL of Pontevedra, Spain. The business was based at Pryor Field Regional Airport, from where the plane... Posted May 29 2009, 11:07 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Pilots seek coast-to-coast record in light sport aircraft - SmartBrief

  Pilots seek coast-to-coast record in light sport aircraft SmartBrief, DC Next month, pilots Matt Hansen and Jessica Scharle will attempt to fly into the record books with a one-day, coast-to-coast flight in a Peregrine FA-04 light sport aircraft . Under... Posted May 29 2009, 11:11 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• ICON Reports On Sucessful Flight Tests For LSA Amphib - Aero-News Network

  ICON Reports On Sucessful Flight Tests For LSA Amphib Aero-News Network, FL ICON Aircraft, an early stage Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) manufacturer, has completed a series of rigorous hydrostatic and hydrodynamic tests on the ICON A5 Amphibious Sport Plane... Posted May 28 2009, 09:10 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• ICON Reports On Successful Flight Tests For LSA Amphib - Aero-News Network

  ICON Reports On Successful Flight Tests For LSA Amphib Aero-News Network, FL ICON Aircraft, an early stage Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) manufacturer, has completed a series of rigorous hydrostatic and hydrodynamic tests on the ICON A5 Amphibious Sport Plane... Posted May 28 2009, 09:10 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Concordia airport fuel stop for coast-to-coast flight - Concordia Sentinel

  Concordia airport fuel stop for coast-to-coast flight Concordia Sentinel, LA Twenty-four-year-old Jessica Scharle is an Able Flight Scholarship recipient, and one of Hansen's former students who earned her Sport Pilot certificate in 2008. As with... Posted May 28 2009, 06:37 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Pilot walks away from crash landing - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

  Pilot walks away from crash landing Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL The botched landing broke the propeller on J. Anthony Eich's Gobosh Aviation CL4 light sport aircraft and crumpled the nose cone, causing $20000 in damage, according to the Venice Police... Posted May 27 2009, 10:09 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• IN TODAY'S SENTINEL -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2009 - Concordia Sentinel

  IN TODAY'S SENTINEL -- WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2009 Concordia Sentinel, LA In early June, Georgia-based pilots Matt Hansen and Jessica Scharle will attempt to set the initial speed record for a transcontinental flight of a Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) and... Posted May 27 2009, 01:44 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• New Software/Capabilities For Dynon Avionics - Aero-News Network

  New Software/Capabilities For Dynon Avionics Aero-News Network, FL According to the company, the products are not FAA certified, but are permissible under the new US Light Sport Aircraft rule where the manufacturer has approved their use. With this latest... Posted May 26 2009, 09:16 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Area Briefs - Denton Record Chronicle

  Area Briefs Denton Record Chronicle, TX The US Flight Academy has announced plans to offer a sport pilot summer camp for high school students this summer. The three-week class starts June 15 and will allow students ages 17 and older to earn a sport pilot... Posted May 23 2009, 10:49 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• 2009 Arlington Fly-In To Feature RC Aircraft Displays - Aero-News Network

  2009 Arlington Fly-In To Feature RC Aircraft Displays Aero-News Network, FL Display includes antique engines, homebuilt aircraft , gliders, jets and helicopters. Simulators will be on hand for you to try your hand at the controls. Each day during the... Posted May 23 2009, 09:11 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Flight Design Pilot Centers Train Sport Pilots In CTLS - Aero-News Network

  Flight Design Pilot Centers Train Sport Pilots In CTLS Aero-News Network, FL As Flight Design has sold more Light-Sport Aircraft than any other company, it also benefits from a growing support network to assure the CTLS continues its training mission... Posted May 21 2009, 11:56 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Car/Plane closer than you think - Examiner.com

  Examiner.com Car/Plane closer than you think Examiner.com The Transition Roadable Aircraft is classified as a Light Sport Aircraft by the FAA. Light Sport Aircraft have less regulations and can be flown by pilots who do not have to meet as many requirements... Posted May 21 2009, 10:06 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Massachusetts pilot aims for one-day barnstorming record - SmartBrief

  Massachusetts pilot aims for one-day barnstorming record SmartBrief, DC MacIsaac plans to pilot a Flight Design Light Sport CT, and he says light sport aircraft are a great way to get licensed. "Whether you are completely new to aviation or have... Posted May 20 2009, 11:41 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News