Sporty’s sets date for annual fly-in

Sporty’s annual Fly-In will be held Saturday, May 19, at the Clermont County/Sporty’s Airport. At this year’s Fly-In, the winner of Sporty’s 2012 Skycatcher Sweepstakes will be unveiled.

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Women Soar slated again for AirVenture

Women Soar You Soar, a four-day mentoring camp featuring inspirational women aviators, returns for its eighth year in conjunction with EAA AirVenture 2012.

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Dynon offers training at Sun ’n Fun

Following a successful trial at Sebring, Dynon Avionics will be offering courses in the operation of its SkyView system at Sun ’n Fun, March 27 through April 1.

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Fly-in fundraiser

The Ocean City Aviation Association (OCAA) will hold a Pancake Breakfast from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. each Saturday in February and March in the Ocean City Airport (OXB) Terminal building in Maryland.

The fundraisers are designed is to help defray construction costs for the final phase of the Huey Helicopter Memorial static display. Cost: Donation.

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Sun ’n Fun unveils incentives for pilots flying to airshow

This year all pilots who fly into Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport (LAL) for the Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In and Expo qualify for a Fly-In Pilot Discount package.

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International workshop on electric aircraft standardization slated

ASTM International Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft will host the International Workshop on Electric Aircraft Standardization March 28 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Lakeland, Fla. The workshop is being held in conjunction with Committee F37’s standards development meetings at the 38th Annual Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In and Expo.

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More than a plane

Roger Starr’s Fairchild is the reason he gets up in the morning

There are some airplanes that you don’t acquire and fly — you have a relationship with them. That’s how Roger Starr of Canby, Oregon, describes his “ownership” of his 1946 Fairchild 24W-46.

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Northwest Aviation Show prepares for takeoff

Special to General Aviation News from the Washington Aviation Association

Just when the short winter days and grounded planes become too much to bear for aviators at the end of February, there’s a sign of happier airborne days ahead. For many, the annual Northwest Aviation Conference & Trade Show marks the end of winter in the Northwest.

The 29th annual Northwest Aviation Conference & Trade Show will be held Feb. 25-26 at the Blue Gate of the Western Washington Fairgrounds in Puyallup, Wash.

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Ground school, AirVenture camp scholarships available

For the sixth year running, the Cascade Warbirds is accepting scholarship applications. This year, students can apply for either Private Pilot Ground School and Introduction Flights or a trip to EAA AirVenture Aviation Camp 2012 to be held in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

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Sebring LSA Expo: Keeps getting better and better

Sunshine, light breezes, and a 15% increase in attendance over 2011 helped make this year’s U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, one of the best attended LSA expos in recent years. (See gallery of photos below).

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