July 2010 - Posts

• Finally, a flying car that actually works - DVICE

  DVICE Finally, a flying car that actually works DVICE ... will be available starting some time next year, and that it can be driven with a regular driver's license, or flown with a sport pilot's license. ... and more » Read More... Posted Jul 30 2010, 05:36 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Freeway Bound: FAA Approved Flying Car - Design Crave

  Momento24 English Freeway Bound: FAA Approved Flying Car Design Crave ... Administration granted them a weight exemption that allowed the vehicle to be 110 pounds heavier than the normal maximum for a light sport aircraft . ... The first flying car is... Posted Jul 30 2010, 01:19 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• AirVenture's best-kept secret - AOPA Pilot

  AOPA Pilot AirVenture's best-kept secret AOPA Pilot In addition, manufacturers perform demonstration flights of seaplanes ranging from the Icon A5 amphibious light sport aircraft to the turbine-powered Quest ... Read More... Posted Jul 30 2010, 12:04 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• iPad Popular With Aviation Crowd In Oshkosh - Wired (blog)

  Wired (blog) iPad Popular With Aviation Crowd In Oshkosh Wired (blog) But Sportair USA flew its iPad equipped light sport aircraft to Airventure and its been drawing a steady audience all week. The airplane is modeled on the ... Read More... Posted Jul 30 2010, 06:17 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• David Pescovitz interviews the designer of Terrafugia's flying car - Boing Boing (blog)

  Boing Boing (blog) David Pescovitz interviews the designer of Terrafugia's flying car Boing Boing (blog) The Federal Aviation Administration is on board, having granted an addition 110 pounds within the Light Sport Aircraft category so that the Transition... Posted Jul 30 2010, 05:17 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• A-5 aircraft by ICON: two major design enhancements - AVIONEWS

  A-5 aircraft by ICON: two major design enhancements AVIONEWS However, Light Sport Aircraft regulations already require that Light Sport Aircraft stall no faster than 45 knots without the use of flaps. ... Read More... Posted Jul 30 2010, 03:32 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• FAA's Babbitt Meets EAA's Masses - AVweb

  FAA's Babbitt Meets EAA's Masses AVweb But first, the administrator took some time to express his satisfaction with the sport pilot / light sport aircraft experiment, and reiterated the concerns ... and more » Read More... Posted Jul 29 2010, 05:59 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• PiperSport distributor network ready - Examiner.com

  Examiner.com PiperSport distributor network ready Examiner.com ... in assembling a global distributor network for the company's light sport aircraft , the newest member in the company's remarkable aircraft family. ... Read More... Posted Jul 29 2010, 11:07 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Plane that crashed in Delaware had Bucyrus connection - Bucyrus Telegraph Forum

  Columbus Dispatch Plane that crashed in Delaware had Bucyrus connection Bucyrus Telegraph Forum According to the Federal Aviation Administration's website, the aircraft was a fixed-wing single-engine 2007 Aero AT4 Light Sport Aircraft registered to... Posted Jul 29 2010, 07:34 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Condit Joins ICON's Board of Advisors - Aerospace Manufacturing and Design

  Condit Joins ICON's Board of Advisors Aerospace Manufacturing and Design ICON Aircraft, an early-stage, Light Sport Aircraft manufacturer, has announced former Chief Executive Officer of Boeing , Phil Condit, has joined its board ... Read More... Posted Jul 29 2010, 05:19 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• One dead in plane crash - Bucyrus Telegraph Forum

  Columbus Dispatch One dead in plane crash Bucyrus Telegraph Forum According to the Federal Aviation Administration's website, the aircraft was a fixed-wing single-engine 2007 Aero AT4 Light Sport Aircraft registered to Sky ... Delaware Councilman... Posted Jul 29 2010, 04:49 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Delaware Councilman Killed In Plane Crash - 10TV

  10TV Delaware Councilman Killed In Plane Crash 10TV Moore, a city councilmember since 1999, was flying in a light sport aircraft , investigators said. "It appears it was a rented plane that was making an ... and more » Read More... Posted Jul 29 2010, 04:33 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Yuneec: Electric Aircraft Are Here, Now - AVweb

  Yuneec: Electric Aircraft Are Here, Now AVweb In that configuration, the aircraft's max takeoff weight of 1050 pounds would put it well under the current light sport aircraft (LSA) limit of 1320 pounds. ... Read More... Posted Jul 29 2010, 03:18 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Terrafugia's flying car given improved design - USA Today

  USA Today Terrafugia's flying car given improved design USA Today The Federal Aviation Administration recently allowed the Transition to add an extra 110 pounds and still retain its Light Sport Aircraft classification. ... Pictures: New Flying-Car... Posted Jul 28 2010, 01:58 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Remos under the microscope - AOPA Pilot

  AOPA Pilot Remos under the microscope AOPA Pilot AOPA's 2010 Fun to Fly Sweepstakes airplane, a Remos GX light sport aircraft , is prominently displayed beside AOPA's Big Yellow Tent at EAA ... Read More... Posted Jul 28 2010, 12:57 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News