August 2008 - Posts

• The Big 5-0 adds up for Brownsville grads - Uniontown Herald Standard

  The Big 5-0 adds up for Brownsville grads Uniontown Herald Standard, PA - 4 minutes ago His passion for flying continues today as a licensed sport pilot and owner of a plane based at Finleyville Airport. "It's so much fun being up there,"... Posted Aug 31 2008, 09:40 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Air Fest spans decades - Steamboat Pilot

  Air Fest spans decades Steamboat Pilot, CO - 3 minutes ago The small, sleek red-and-white plane can be flown with a sport pilot ’s license, which requires half the time to obtain as a regular pilot’s license. ... Read More... Posted Aug 30 2008, 11:30 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• ICON Aircraft’s Revolutionary Sport Plane Makes Public Debut At - Aerospace Online (press release)

  ICON Aircraft’s Revolutionary Sport Plane Makes Public Debut At Aerospace Online (press release), PA - 16 minutes ago LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ICON Aircraft, a start-up Light Sport Aircraft manufacturer, publicly unveiled the ICON A5 consumer sport... Posted Aug 28 2008, 10:08 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Tracy Officials Try to Decide What Kind of Airport They Want - RedOrbit

  Tracy Officials Try to Decide What Kind of Airport They Want RedOrbit, TX - 8 hours ago Ortenheim brought with him a cargo-load of ideas, such as building corporate hangars, manufacturing light sport aircraft , offering flight classes, ... Read More.... Posted Aug 28 2008, 01:39 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• BRS Chalks Up 214th Parachute Save - Aero-News Network

  BRS Chalks Up 214th Parachute Save Aero-News Network, FL - 2 minutes ago A BRS chute will also come standard on Cirrus' upcoming SRS light-sport aircraft ... which, as ANN has reported, is derived from the Fk14 Polaris. Read More... Posted Aug 28 2008, 11:22 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Reporter's Notebook: Drinking in height, sights and chocolates ... - Register Your Thoughts

  Reporter's Notebook: Drinking in height, sights and chocolates ... Register Your Thoughts, ME - 15 minutes ago I still lack the funds, although learning to fly a light-sport airplane costs about half of what it costs to earn a private pilots license... Posted Aug 28 2008, 11:09 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• REMOS Aircraft Make a Hit With Air Academy Students at EAA - AMTOnline.com

  AMTOnline.com REMOS Aircraft Make a Hit With Air Academy Students at EAA AMTOnline.com, MD - 3 minutes ago Though the programs varied in content and duration, they all had one thing in common: every student got to fly a REMOS Light Sport Aircraft for... Posted Aug 28 2008, 07:00 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Esteban Pastorino Díaz - WeeklyDig.com

  WeeklyDig.com Esteban Pastorino Díaz WeeklyDig.com - 7 minutes ago His next series is a long-term project involving "a two-seat homebuilt airplane that will carry a large format panoramic camera." Read More... Posted Aug 27 2008, 07:59 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• The Guide: Where to go - Los Angeles Times

  The Guide: Where to go Los Angeles Times, CA - 9 minutes ago At the end of a mile-long dirt road, this farm is also a private airport specializing in ultralight and light sport aircraft . In season now: peaches, pears, ... Read More... Posted Aug 27 2008, 12:02 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• CEO Jack Pelton Talks ALL Things Cessna With Aero-TV (Part 2) - Aero-News Network

  CEO Jack Pelton Talks ALL Things Cessna With Aero-TV (Part 2) Aero-News Network, FL - 17 minutes ago Just a year after the bird's intro, Cessna unveiled the first production Model 162 SkyCatcher light sport aircraft , complete with a production interior... Posted Aug 26 2008, 10:40 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Sport horse yearling crowned BSPA supreme in-hand - Horse & Hound Online

  Sport horse yearling crowned BSPA supreme in-hand Horse & Hound Online, UK - 13 minutes ago Sport horse yearling Co Pilot became the youngest ever winner of the supreme in-hand title at the British Skewbald and Piebald Association's national Read... Posted Aug 26 2008, 02:33 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• CEO Jack Pelton Talks ALL Things Cessna With Aero-TV - Aero-News Network

  CEO Jack Pelton Talks ALL Things Cessna With Aero-TV Aero-News Network, FL - 6 minutes ago Just a year after the bird's intro, Cessna unveiled the first production Model 162 SkyCatcher light sport aircraft , complete with a production interior, .... Posted Aug 24 2008, 09:04 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• Tracy officials try to decide what kind of airport they want - Tri-Valley Herald

  Tracy officials try to decide what kind of airport they want Tri-Valley Herald, CA - 8 minutes ago Ortenheim brought with him a cargo-load of ideas, such as building corporate hangars, manufacturing light sport aircraft , offering flight classes, ...... Posted Aug 23 2008, 04:32 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• 'Experimental' plane hits house in Las Vegas - Brisbane Times

  Brisbane Times 'Experimental' plane hits house in Las Vegas Brisbane Times, Australia - Aug 23, 2008 The pilot of the homebuilt aircraft radioed that he was in trouble shortly after taking off from the North Las Vegas Airport, said Ian Gregor... Posted Aug 23 2008, 11:16 AM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News

• 'Experimental' plane hits house in Las Vegas - Sydney Morning Herald

  Sydney Morning Herald 'Experimental' plane hits house in Las Vegas Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Aug 22, 2008 The pilot of the homebuilt aircraft radioed that he was in trouble shortly after taking off from the North Las Vegas Airport, said... Posted Aug 22 2008, 06:33 PM by "homebuilt aircraft OR airplane" OR "light sport aircraft OR airplane" OR "sport pilot" - Google News