June 2008 - Posts

• Hawkins' creativity soars - Charleston Post Courier

  Hawkins' creativity soars Charleston Post Courier, SC - 49 minutes ago Mr. Hawkins, founder of Los Angeles-based ICON Aircraft, is in the process of producing a smaller, handier and more fuel-efficient " light sport aircraft . ... Read More.... Posted Jun 30 2008, 09:45 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• New 'light sport' aircraft designed in Tehachapi - Tehachapi News

  New ' light sport' aircraft designed in Tehachapi Tehachapi News, CA - 26 minutes ago Its probable top speed will be about 120 mph, to stay within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s light sport aircraft limits, although flight ... Read... Posted Jun 30 2008, 08:56 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Man lives with head in clouds - Newton Kansan

  Man lives with head in clouds Newton Kansan, KS - 59 minutes ago He’s the first sport pilot in Kansas to complete a ground-to-air flight check done by Federal Aviation Administration examiners. He did it in an airplane he ... Read More... Posted Jun 30 2008, 06:05 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Earning My Wings... At Long Last (Part Eight) - Aero-News Network

  Earning My Wings... At Long Last (Part Eight) Aero-News Network, FL - 14 minutes ago I recited the limitations of the sport pilot license, the kinds of planes I could fly and those I couldn't, things like that. He briefly tripped me up on ... Read... Posted Jun 27 2008, 09:10 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• ICON: The People's Plane - Inventorspot

  Inventorspot ICON: The People's Plane Inventorspot - 21 minutes ago The 2004 FAA ruling established a new Light Sport Aircraft category in the hopes of luring former pilots back into the air and attracting new enthusiasts ... Read More... Posted Jun 27 2008, 05:42 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Look! Up in the sky! Is that a flying motorcycle? - Calhoun Times

  Look! Up in the sky! Is that a flying motorcycle? Calhoun Times, United States - 9 minutes ago Trikes are officially classified in the category of “weight shift control” as light sport aircraft . A trike can be operated as an ultralight as well as a Read... Posted Jun 26 2008, 02:18 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Trio Avionics To Demo New LSA Autopilot At AirVenture - Aero-News Network

  Trio Avionics To Demo New LSA Autopilot At AirVenture Aero-News Network, FL - 21 minutes ago Trio Avionics tells ANN the company will demonstrate its new Pro Pilot autopilot, designed specifically for experimental and light-sport aircraft , ... Read More... Posted Jun 24 2008, 11:14 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• TL-Ultralight's Sirius Makes Its First Flight - Aero-News Network

  TL-Ultralight's Sirius Makes Its First Flight Aero-News Network, FL - 21 minutes ago It will be manufactured in versions for distribution in Europe and in the United States as a special light sport aircraft (SLSA). ... Read More... Posted Jun 24 2008, 11:14 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Aviation Fuel is Sky High - KAIT

  Aviation Fuel is Sky High KAIT, AR - 24 minutes ago Frankum, "Cessna is going to produce a light sport aircraft . We have four of these on order we'll start taking delivery of them next year. ... Read More... Posted Jun 24 2008, 04:48 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Area has seen three other recent plane crashes - Lawrence Journal World

  Area has seen three other recent plane crashes Lawrence Journal World, KS - 41 minutes ago On June 2, a Lawrence flight instructor and student crashed their light-sport aircraft at the Vinland Airport. The aircraft then struck a mailbox and ... Read More... Posted Jun 24 2008, 02:58 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Mobile football pitch helps slash crime by up to 50 % - Glasgow Evening Times

  Mobile football pitch helps slash crime by up to 50 % Glasgow Evening Times, UK - 16 minutes ago The Street Sport pilot scheme is giving youngsters in East Renfrewshire free access to a tow-along all weather surface. THIS is the latest in a number of... Posted Jun 24 2008, 03:30 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Unscrambling the tyre sidewall symbol mystery - Easier (press release)

  Unscrambling the tyre sidewall symbol mystery Easier (press release), UK - 10 minutes ago For example Sport, Pilot , Eagle etc Tyre size - The width of the tread expressed in millimetres, which in this illustration is 205; the aspect ratio ... Read More... Posted Jun 23 2008, 11:44 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Small plane crashes in Jackson County - Times-Mail (subscription)

  Small plane crashes in Jackson County Times-Mail (subscription), IN - 30 minutes ago SEYMOUR — A homebuilt airplane crashed south of Seymour this morning, but the pilot suffered only minor injuries to his face and head. ... Read More... Posted Jun 23 2008, 12:08 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Victims of Ont. plane crash in critical condition - Canada.com

  Canada.com Victims of Ont. plane crash in critical condition Canada.com, Canada - 19 minutes ago ... crash between the train tracks and South Cameron Blvd. near Tecumseh Road. Markings on the plane identify it as a T-18, a small two seat homebuilt aircraft... Posted Jun 23 2008, 10:16 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Pilots injured in emergency landing - Globe and Mail

  Pilots injured in emergency landing Globe and Mail, Canada - 12 minutes ago Like Mr. Affleck, Mr. Dionne is a homebuilt aircraft enthusiast. His company website features a cockpit logo, and Dr. Dionne flies a recently completed ... Read More... Posted Jun 23 2008, 12:54 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News