If you can use it in an airplane or to enhance your aviation experience, chances are good that you can find it at Sporty’s Pilot Shop. Indeed, there are those who say that ordering something from the world-famous pilot supply store is a rite of passage in aviation. Sporty’s got its start when owner and […]
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An easier way to first flight for homebuilts
Sometimes the best option for building a homebuilt aircraft is not building it at home at all. For some wanna-be homebuilders, the idea of having the project take over their hangars and garages — not to mention their lives — for years is unacceptable. They’d much rather expedite the building process and get on to […]
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“Local airfields are hubs of economic activity and bring millions of dollars annually to rural communities and allow small businesses, and the jobs they create, to stay in those areas. We believe that Congress should work to find ways to support and strengthen the small business economy of rural America through aviation, not unfairly tax […]
Rather build than spend time record keeping? Then check out this free website just for homebulders
These days almost every aircraft project begins with research on the Internet. That’s the first place that Rob Riggen of Essex Junction, Vermont, went in 2001 when he and his wife Paula decided to build a Van’s RV-7. There was a lot of information there, he recalls, but he had to go all over the […]
Triple ace Robin Olds dies at 84
Triple ace and Air Force brigadier general Robin Olds, considered among the best fighter pilots of all time, died June 14 at his home in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. He was 84 and suffered from congestive heart failure. A flamboyant aviation legend, Olds was a fighter pilot both in World War II and Vietnam. He shot […]
Old aircraft instruments may need licenses
A rule now being considered by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission would require a specific license for anyone who acquires, receives, possesses, uses or sells aircraft instruments with luminescent dials containing radium-226. Most – but by no means all – aircraft instruments, through the 1950s, used radium-226 to make them glow in the dark, as did […]
Flying Physicians win award
The Flying Physicians Association (FPA) has been named the recipient of the National Aviation Hall of Fame’s 2007 Milton Caniff “Spirit of Flight” Award. The FPA’s mission is to promote safety, education and human interest projects relating to medicine and aviation. The group has contributed to AOPA Air Safety Foundation projects and studies. It works closely […]
The globalization of LSA
Many find it interesting to observe how the Light Sport Aircraft industry has begun to take form. American-built versions of LSA tend (currently) to be vintage designs. For example, American Legend and CubCrafters build aircraft resembling the iconic Piper J-3 Cub — and these are two of our best-selling LSA. European builders supply top-selling LSA […]
CT owners flock to first national fly-in
The first fly-in specifically for owners of Flight Design’s CT — the nation’s No. 1 selling Light Sport Aircraft — was held recently in McMinnville, Ore. The fly-in was sponsored and hosted by Roger Heller, a CT owner and founder of the on-line CTFlyers.com discussion group. The gathering was attended by 13 CTs and by […]