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More New FAA Legal Interpretations Roil S-LSA Community
by Ed Leineweber Sometimes revolutionary innovation takes awhile to take hold, and then only after a series of fits and starts. So it might be with the system envisioned in the Light Sport Aircraft ASTM industry consensus standards. Interpretations of … Continue reading →
SP/LSA Movement At The Crossroads: Assessing The Impact of The EAA/AOPA Joint Petition For 3rd Class Medical Certificate Exemption
by Ed Leineweber It seems like the Sport Pilot/Light Sport Aircraft movement just can’t catch a break. The Federal Aviation Regulations, creating the new pilot certificate and new category of aircraft, finally went officially on the books in September, 2004, … Continue reading →
Posted in February/March 2012, Sections, Sport Pilot/Grassroot/Recreational Flying
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Tagged Aeronca, airplane, AOPA, Cessna 120, Champion, Dan Johnson, EAA, Ed Leineweber, J-3 Cubs, LAMA, Light Sport Aircraft, Recreational Pilot Certificate, S-LSA, Sport Pilot Certificate, Taylorcraft
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Once Again, It’s A “Sport Cruiser!”
by Ed Leineweber When I wrote about Piper’s entry into the Special Light Sport Aircraft (S-LSA) market in my column last fall (Oct/Nov 2010 Midwest Flyer Magazine), I commented upon the speed with which the deal was struck between Piper … Continue reading →
Rotax 912 Series Engine Operation & Maintenance Concerns: An Interview With Brian Meyerhofer of Leading Edge Air Foils
by Ed Leineweber For longtime Lycoming and Continental aircraft engine flyers like me, one of the most surprising stories to come out of the Sport Pilot/Light Sport Aircraft movement is the dominance of Rotax engines in factory-built Special Light Sport … Continue reading →
Posted in Aug/Sept 2011, Columns, Products & Services, Sport Pilot/Grassroot/Recreational Flying
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, ASM, aviation, Brian Meyerhofer, carburetor, Ed Leineweber, engine, Leading Edge Air Foils, Light Sport Aircraft, LLC, LSA, powerplant, ROTAX engine, Sport Pilot/Grassroot/Recreational Flying, Wag-Aero Group
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Mr. Pietenpol: Bill Rewey Famed Aircamper Homebuilder Turns A Page
by Ed Leineweber Maybe you noticed the ad on the bulletin board of your local airport: For Sale ’94 Pietenpol Aircamper NX17WR. Whether you realized it or not, if you saw that ad, you were looking at a small piece … Continue reading →
Posted in Columns, June/July 2011, People, Sport Pilot/Grassroot/Recreational Flying
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Tagged Aeronca Chiefs, aircraft, airplane, AirVenture, aviation, Bill Rewey, Corben Super Ace, EAA Chapter 93, EAA Technicial, Ed Leineweber, Fly Baby, Flying, Glenview Naval Air Station, Marin AM, Marion Rewey, Mead & Hunt, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Morey Airport, Pientenpol Aircamper, Young Eagles
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Light Sport Aviation Accidents Grow In Six Categories… Pilot Presentations To Focus On LSA Safety
by Ed Leineweber According to the FAA, although the accident/incident rate for sport pilots remains very close to the overall rate for general aviation operations under Part 91, incident and accident reports for sport pilots and light sport aircraft show … Continue reading →
New FAA Interpretation On Rotax Factory Training Generates Heated Controversy Over S-LSA Maintenance
by Carol Carpenter, Rainbow Aviation Services As expected, the adoption of the Sport Pilot/Light Sport Aircraft Rule in 2004, and the FAA interpretation requiring, in some cases, “Manufacturer’s Factory Approved Training” to provide service and line maintenance to Special Light … Continue reading →
Midwest LSA Expo Remains Very Accessible To Buyers
MT. VERNON, ILL. – A common complaint among prospective aircraft buyers shopping at trade shows is the lack of accessibility to demo aircraft. Such was not the case at the “Second Annual Midwest LSA Expo,” September 23-25, 2010 at Mt. … Continue reading →
Wicks & Remos To Assist Combs In Finale
CORINTH, TEXAS – It is 49 down and one to go in the Michael Combs Odyssey. Combs’ venture, to become the first Sport Pilot to visit all 50 states in a Light Sport Aircraft, has already covered 23,800 miles, logged … Continue reading →
Use of Ultralight E-LSA For Training Activities…
Heated Controversy Has Good Arguments On Each Side Don’t Sell Your Old E-LSA Just Yet! by Ed Leineweber The poet Robert Burns famously wrote that the best laid schemes of mice and men often go astray. And so it seems, … Continue reading →