Posted on June 27th, 2012 by The rush is on in Europe, at least for the best-prepared of LSA producers. EASA, the European Aviation Safety Agency, has accepted ASTM standards as a means of certifying light aircraft in the European Union, but put its own stamp... Continue Reading →
Piper parties on 75th birthday
Posted on June 26th, 2012 by Janice Wood
Piper Aircraft Inc. will celebrate the company’s and the Piper Cub’s 75th anniversary during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012, July 23-29. Continue Reading →
North Carolina builders progress on Stits Skycoupe
Posted on June 20th, 2012 by Kent Misegades
Last September I reported on our efforts to complete a rare Stits SA-7D Skycoupe project first begun in the early 1960s. Our group of homebuilders in central North Carolina set a few basic goals to achieve by the end of... Continue Reading →
Iowa State University students build LSA
Posted on June 18th, 2012 by Janice Wood
After six years of hard work, challenges, and unforeseen time delays, AirISU (Air Iowa State University) has come to the end of the club’s first building project — a Zenith CH 650/CH 601 XL-B Light-Sport Aircraft. This post from Innovate... Continue Reading →
Zenith builder fly-in this weekend
Posted on June 18th, 2012 by Janice Wood
The fifth annual “Fly in to Summer” Open Hangar Day and Fly-In Gathering at the Zenith Aircraft kit factory in central Missouri will be this Saturday, June 23. The informal grass-roots fly-in is open to all aviation enthusiasts: Come visit... Continue Reading →
CubCrafters opens European market
Posted on June 13th, 2012 by Janice Wood
When it receives delivery of a CubCrafters Carbon Cub in early June, directSky will become the aircraft manufacturer’s first dealer to service the European market. Continue Reading →
ICON collaborates with Lotus Engineering
Posted on June 12th, 2012 by Janice Wood
ICON Aircraft is collaborating closely with Lotus Engineering USA on key areas of the production design of the ICON A5 amphibious Light Sport Aircraft. The work focuses on the A5’s cockpit, where Lotus’ experience in lightweight premium automotive-quality components is... Continue Reading →
SimCom tapped for Twin Commander training
Posted on June 12th, 2012 by Janice Wood
SimCom Training Centers has earned Twin Commander Aircraft’s endorsement as the exclusive factory-authorized provider of pilot initial and recurrent training for Twin Commander 690/A/B and JetProp models. Continue Reading →
EAA’s B-17 damaged by hail
Posted on June 11th, 2012 by Janice Wood
A freak hailstorm that hit late last Wednesday while the Experimental Aircraft Association’s B-17 “Aluminum Overcast” was parked on the ramp outside Signature Flight Service at Denver’s Centennial Airport caused extensive control surface damage. EAA officials report the airframe will... Continue Reading →
Zenith offers quick build kit for CH 650
Posted on June 10th, 2012 by Ben Sclair
MEXICO, Missouri — A quick build kit of the low-wing CH 650 from Zenith Aircraft Company is now available. The main fuselage of the all-metal, light sport aircraft, is assembled at the factory which cuts built time and simplifies the process. In addition, the... Continue Reading →
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