December 2009 - Posts

• Marines In Afghanistan Earning Their Wings - AVweb

  Marines In Afghanistan Earning Their Wings AVweb The students hope to complete their coursework so they can be ready to start flying when they return to the US and earn their civilian sport pilot and ... Read More... Posted Dec 31 2009, 04:10 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Learn to Fly in 2010 with SportFlyingGuide.com - PR Web (press release)

  Learn to Fly in 2010 with SportFlyingGuide.com PR Web (press release) They can fly any aircraft that meets the size and weight requirements of the light-sport aircraft (LSA) rules, from classic Piper Cubs to one of the 50+ new ... Read More... Posted Dec 30 2009, 03:22 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Learn to Fly in 2010 with SportFlyingGuide.com - Earthtimes (press release)

  Learn to Fly in 2010 with SportFlyingGuide.com Earthtimes (press release) They can fly any aircraft that meets the size and weight requirements of the light-sport aircraft (LSA) rules, from classic Piper Cubs to one of the 50+ new ... Read More... Posted Dec 30 2009, 03:07 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• RN looks at top 10 local news stories for 2009 - Mt. Vernon Register-News

  RN looks at top 10 local news stories for 2009 Mt. Vernon Register-News This was the sixth year for the annual event, and the first time there had been any problems with pilots landing the homebuilt aircraft . ... Read More... Posted Dec 29 2009, 02:56 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Ground school in a war zone - AOPA Pilot

  AOPA Pilot Ground school in a war zone AOPA Pilot That way, they'll be prepared to start flying intensively once they return to the United States with a goal of obtaining civilian sport pilot and private ... Read More... Posted Dec 29 2009, 02:56 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• VERTICAL ONLINE The Kit Company That Could - Vertical Magazine (press release)

  Vertical Magazine (press release) VERTICAL ONLINE The Kit Company That Could Vertical Magazine (press release) Although the kits for these homebuilt aircraft were being manufactured just a few miles away, no one I knew had any flight experience with them... Posted Dec 29 2009, 09:18 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• It's 'a joy' to be back - Joburg

  It's 'a joy' to be back Joburg According to their website, the Sling was designed with the aim of creating the most practical and desirable light sport aircraft . Some of the features that ... Read More... Posted Dec 29 2009, 02:40 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Associated Air offers LSA pilot training at Lansing Airport - nwitimes.com

  Associated Air offers LSA pilot training at Lansing Airport nwitimes.com John Burbridge | The Times Wade Palmer of Associated Air at Lansing Municipal Airport shows off a Remos GX Aviator II Light Sport Aircraft with his dog Bear ... Read More... Posted Dec 28 2009, 11:23 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• This Week briefing - Flightglobal

  This Week briefing Flightglobal Cessna has delivered the first Model 162 SkyCatcher light sport aircraft to Rose Pelton, wife of Cessna president Jack Pelton. The all-metal, high-wing ... Read More... Posted Dec 28 2009, 02:27 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Neiman Marcus' Flights ofFancy - Manila Standard Today

  Neiman Marcus' Flights ofFancy Manila Standard Today Neiman Marcus calls it their exclusive His & Hers package because it's made for two and it comes bundled with a full FAA-certified Sport Pilot License ... Read More... Posted Dec 23 2009, 11:14 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Police release 911 tapes from Dismal Swamp plane crash - WVEC.com (subscription)

  Police release 911 tapes from Dismal Swamp plane crash WVEC.com (subscription) ... pull the plane out of its spin but the aircraft hit some trees. The plane is a Czech manufactured single-engine plane classified as a light sport aircraft . Read More.... Posted Dec 23 2009, 11:17 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Transitional times - AOPA Pilot

  AOPA Pilot Transitional times AOPA Pilot There are orders for more than 1000 of the $111500 airplanes, which are in the light sport aircraft (LSA) category. LSAs, by the way, continued to make ... Read More... Posted Dec 22 2009, 01:10 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• UK air-traffic offers flying-car-style safety gizmo - Register

  UK air-traffic offers flying-car-style safety gizmo Register That is of course legally impossible at the moment, however: even a basic US " sport pilot " ticket is much harder to get than a groundcar one. ... Read More... Posted Dec 22 2009, 09:36 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• plane crashes in Dismal Swamp - WVEC.com (subscription)

  plane crashes in Dismal Swamp WVEC.com (subscription) ... pull the plane out of its spin but the aircraft hit some trees. The plane is a Czech manufactured single-engine plane classified as a light sport aircraft . and more » Read More... Posted Dec 21 2009, 07:16 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Skycatcher Joins Light Sport Aircraft Fray - Aviation Week

  Skycatcher Joins Light Sport Aircraft Fray Aviation Week Cessna Aircraft Friday took a step forward in its plans to become a major player in the light-sport aircraft market with the delivery of the first Model 162 ... Read More... Posted Dec 21 2009, 12:12 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News