LSA - Light-Sport Aircraft

More popular than ever, light-sport aircraft (LSAs) are here and flying. Discover the latest trends in sport planes and see the aircraft that are making the dream of flying a reality for thousands.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 Capetown Racing Light-sport floatplane that's a joy to fly Given this 50:1 advantage, floatplanes or seaplanes make a lot of sense; there are many places you can land, plus you can reach interesting locations you never considered in a land plane.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010 2010 Remos GX Avıator II The Joy Of Flight Nimble, solid, lovely, well-built and what a hoot to fly A high, dense line of clouds has moved over Great Barrington Airport (GBR) in western Massachusetts.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 Best LSA Bringing the fun back to flying with our picks for exciting light-sport aircraft The light-sport aircraft industry hangs in there, although sales numbers, as with general aviation, still struggle to gain safe altitude in the stormy economic skies

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 High-Class Cruiser Metal/composite construction, gorgeous lines, top-o’-the-line luxury—splendid! This is the story of three jaw-dropping moments that followed my introduction to the gorgeous, new Tecnam P2008.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 Flight Design MC: Full Metal Concept A born trainer, this spacious, docile workhorse flies like Wichita tin You want to fly the MC?,” asks Flight Design’s amiable national sales manager, John Gilmore.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 X-Air LS: Pilot’s Best Friend Super affordable, low maintenance, doesn’t bite: Give this doggie a bone! In the world of canines, as in the world of S-LSA, there are so many choices. Greyhound: sleek, beautiful, speedy. Australian sheepdog: smart and agile.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Now And Future LSA An overview: Five years in, LSA are hanging in there Remember those grade-school history-book pictures of Conestoga wagons with “California or bust” painted on their sides?

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 PiperSport: Piper’s Big Play Race-car gorgeous. Great performance. Available now! This January, Piper Aircraft CEO and President Kevin J. Gould stood before a crowd of pilots and media, smiled broadly and said, “In what may be the worst-kept secret in aviation, Piper Aircraft is entering what is undeniably one of the most exciting market segments in general aviation.”

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Profiles In Vision: Larry Burke Engineering whiz, airplane lover, LSA rule maker...founding father Ever had a neighbor who watered your roses if you forgot to? Or loaned you his tools, though you didn’t know him very well?

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Arion Lightning LS-1: Smokin’ Lightning An all-American speedster that flies as fast as the law allows The first one I saw was gorgeous, even bare of paint accents. That Arion Lightning prototype looked undeniably smooth and, well, fast as lightning.

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