LSAs
Article: Now And Future LSA
Remember those grade-school history-book pictures of Conestoga wagons with “California or bust” painted on their sides? R...
Article: Light Sport Chronicles: Befriending The Enemy
“Minute Man traffic, light-sport one three four X-ray entering downwind for runway three, Minute Man.” “Minute Man traff...
Article: PiperSport: Piper’s Big Play
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...
Article: Profiles In Vision: Larry Burke
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?
Article: Arion Lightning LS-1: Smokin’ Lightning
The first one I saw was gorgeous, even bare of paint accents. That Arion Lightning prototype looked undeniably smooth and, well, fast as lightning. ...
Article: Light-Sport Chronicles: School Daze
Recently, I fired up the Skype to glean some insight into LSA flight training in America. Recently, I fired up the Skype to glean some insight...
Article: Cessna 162 Skycatcher
Article: Cessna 162 Skycatcher: It’s Here!
The proliferation of LSA since the FAA announced the first approval at Sun ’n Fun 2005 has been little short of amazing.
Article: Breezer II
Article: LSA Ownership—Condo Style!
I love this concept of sharing ownership in an aircraft, new or used. Last month, I delved into David Kruger’s Aircraft Partnership Association (www.theapa.com), a type of online matchmaking service t...
Article: Breezer II: The Girl Next Door
Flying an unfamiliar LSA is a bit like a first date. Your friends have talked her up. She has a pretty smile, but will you get along? Does she Tweet or use Facebook, keep an old-fashioned diary, or both?
Article: The LSA Glass Menagerie
Once upon a time, intrepid pilots rapped with their oil-stained, gloved knuckles on balky steam gauges; needles quivered unstuck, and all was right across the skies. ...
Article: Backstage With A Rock Star
“Rock star.” It’s a phrase you frequently hear when talking to Kirk Hawkins, founder and CEO of Icon Aircraft in Los Angeles, Calif.
Article: Light-Sport Chronicles: Three From The Heart
Weeks into the New England summer season, which, as of July 4, is more like an extended March, I’m feeling a serious need for some LSA speed. ...
Article: Gobosh 800XP: Flying With Composites
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Gobosh’s Dave Graham had promised me that this was an LSA with a difference.
Article: First-Class Glass: Sting S3
There’s a joyful aspect to flying any low-wing LSA that you just don’t get with a high-winger: the unrestricted panoramic view from the horizon upward.
Article: Light Sport Chronicles: Ghost Wings
Article: CSI Insurance: Excogitations On LSA Crashes, Part Deux
Article: Luscombe Phantom II: A Modern Time Machine
I was glad my editor couldn’t see the little jig I danced after reading her e-mail asking if I was interested in flying a new taildragger from Luscombe called the Phantom II.
Article: Light Sport Chronicles: CSI Insurance: Excogitations On LSA Crashes, Part 1
Article: Ownership Made Easy
This...
Article: TECNAM P92 EAGLE
Article: Profiles In Vision: Tom Peghiny
I like employing people and...
Article: Sport Pilot Daze
Article: Up-And-Comer
An LSA that was 10...
Article: Light-Sport Chronicles: Questions! So Many Questions!
Article: Decision Shock? Poppycock!
Article: LSA Buyer’s Guide
As a prospective LSA owner, you might justifiably conclude that once you’ve made the crucial decision to buy an aircraft, the most difficult decision is behind you, yes? To quote Comrade Putin: Nyet!
Article: The Master As Student
With his big rawboned hand almost...
Article: Jabiru J230: Heart Of Gold
What draws a person to an...
