Tag Archives: Sport Pilot/Grassroot/Recreational Flying
Back to the Future: New Focus for the New Year
by Ed Leineweber A New Year brings the opportunity for new beginnings. So it will be with my regular Midwest Flyer Magazine column, which will henceforth broaden its focus beyond Sport Pilot/Light Sport Aircraft to encompass all of grassroots, recreational flying. … Continue reading →
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 →
AOPA Summit 2011… Learning From The Past, Looking To The Future
by Jack Elliott Schapiro HARTFORD, CONN. – Those who believe the old adage that you can’t mix business and pleasure are obviously not AOPA members, who have attended one of the organization’s annual “Summit” events. Going back to the days … Continue reading →
Posted in All Features, AOPA, Events, Features, Oct/Nov 2011
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Tagged aircraft, Alan Klapmeier, AOPA, Boeing 787, Cessnas, Cirrus, Craig Fuller, Dale Klapmeier, Harrison Ford, Hartford-Brainard Airport, Jack Elliott Schapiro, Jerry Costello, Kent Ewing, Mark Begich, New England Air Museum, Palm Springs, Pilot Proficiency, Pipers, Randy Babbitt, Rod Hightower, Rod Machado, Sam Graves, Sikorsky, Sport Pilot/Grassroot/Recreational Flying, Vern Ehlers
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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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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 →
