April 2010 - Posts

• Remos announces new investment for global expansion - AOPA Pilot

  Remos announces new investment for global expansion AOPA Pilot ... in German precision engineering in the rapidly expanding light sport aircraft market, said Michael Bauer, Remos Aircraft Group chairman of the board. ... Read More... Posted Apr 30 2010, 01:49 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• REMOS Aircraft Announces New Investment for Global Expansion - AMTOnline.com

  REMOS Aircraft Announces New Investment for Global Expansion AMTOnline.com Pasewalk, Germany – REMOS Aircraft, one of the world's leading light sport aircraft (LSA) manufacturers, has finalized a corporate expansion program to roll ... Read More.... Posted Apr 28 2010, 07:43 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Former Fallon student showed a love for flying - Lahontan Valley News

  Former Fallon student showed a love for flying Lahontan Valley News According to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, a witness said she saw the light sport aircraft become caught in an updraft at about 400 feet near Kealakekua Bay ... Read More... Posted Apr 27 2010, 07:51 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Combs finishing up East Coast sweep in Flight for the Human Spirit - AOPA Pilot

  Combs finishing up East Coast sweep in Flight for the Human Spirit AOPA Pilot Sport pilot Michael Combs has completed several flight days on his months-long Flight for the Human Spirit and is now flying in Ohio. ... Read More... Posted Apr 27 2010, 01:49 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Feds: Light aircraft crashed as pilot lost control - KPUA

  Feds: Light aircraft crashed as pilot lost control KPUA HONOLULU (AP) - Federal investigators say a light sport aircraft crashed last year on Kauai when severe updrafts and downdrafts caused the pilot to lose ... Read More... Posted Apr 27 2010, 09:32 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Able Flight chooses two for Purdue training program - AOPA Pilot

  Able Flight chooses two for Purdue training program AOPA Pilot ... travel to Purdue University in Lafayette, Ind., where Purdue instructors will teach them to fly in a specially equipped Sky Arrow light sport aircraft . ... Read More... Posted Apr 26 2010, 10:02 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Sun n' Fun: HKS eyes new engine - Flightglobal

  Sun n' Fun: HKS eyes new engine Flightglobal The 700E now powers 30 different types of aircraft in the light sport aircraft and ultralight sectors, a market now dominated by Rotex. ... Read More... Posted Apr 26 2010, 09:16 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Kauai crash due to pilot's loss of control, NTSB report finds - Honolulu Star-Bulletin

  Kauai crash due to pilot's loss of control, NTSB report finds Honolulu Star-Bulletin A pilot's loss of control was the cause of a light sport airplane crash on Kauai last year that seriously injured the pilot and a flight ... and more »... Posted Apr 26 2010, 05:00 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Community Calendar for April 25 to May 2 - Santa Maria Times

  Community Calendar for April 25 to May 2 Santa Maria Times Light Sport Aircraft Club: looking for people to join club. The purpose is to further the fun of flying as a learning experience. ... and more » Read More... Posted Apr 25 2010, 07:20 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Autopsy shows pilot and passenger died of multiple traumatic injuries in Big ... - Honolulu Star-Bulletin

  Big Island Video News Autopsy shows pilot and passenger died of multiple traumatic injuries in Big ... Honolulu Star-Bulletin By Star-Bulletin staff The pilot and passenger whose light sport aircraft crashed in Kealakekua Bay died of "multiple traumatic... Posted Apr 23 2010, 04:22 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Highflying fun - Payson Roundup

  Highflying fun Payson Roundup It took Jerry Lynch 800-plus hours to build this vibrant red and yellow RV-12 light sport aircraft , complete with 12000 rivets. ... Read More... Posted Apr 23 2010, 03:37 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Pilot brings 'Human Spirit' to Syracuse - NewsChannel 9 WSYR

  Pilot brings 'Human Spirit' to Syracuse NewsChannel 9 WSYR Combs began his "Flight of the Human Spirit" journey in a single-engine Remos light sport aircraft on April 8 in Salina, Kan. ... Read More... Posted Apr 23 2010, 10:28 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Sun n' Fun: Light sport makers set sights on Europe - Flightglobal

  Sun n' Fun: Light sport makers set sights on Europe Flightglobal There are more than 1000 fixed-wing special- light sport aircraft (S-LSA) operating in the USA. A majority of these were produced by European manufacturers ... Read More... Posted Apr 23 2010, 05:41 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Hawaii fatal crash of ultralight came just minutes into flight - Honolulu Advertiser

  Big Island Video News Hawaii fatal crash of ultralight came just minutes into flight Honolulu Advertiser Hecklin held a single-engine private pilot certificate, as well as sport pilot and certified flight instructor certificates, Gregor said. ... 2 die... Posted Apr 23 2010, 05:26 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• 2 die in crash of Ultralight - Honolulu Star-Bulletin

  2 die in crash of Ultralight Honolulu Star-Bulletin Captain Zodiac Rafting First Mate Kamalu Hawelu said she saw a light sport aircraft with two people get caught in an updraft at about 400 ... and more » Read More... Posted Apr 22 2010, 04:58 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News