A Thoroughly Modern Engine For The Next Generation SportPlane
Aviation has been dealing with a number of problems over the last few decades... one of which is the utter lack of progress and innovation we've seen in way too many segments of the aviation business. SO... when a truly new and innovative powerplant hits the market, that's HUGE news... as is the process by which that engine got into the this new generation of sport aircraft. The Rotax 912 iS engine delivers 38% to 70% better fuel efficiency than comparable competitive engines in the light sport, ultra-light aircraft and the general aviation industry. Enhancements include a modern fuel inject
Jumping Out Of A Bonanza Into An S-LSA Seems Like It Should Be A Snap, But In Reality, You’ll Find A New Definition For The Term, ‘High Performance’ In An S-LSA
As an already certificated pilot, when we hear the term, “transition training,” we commonly associate it with moving from a familiar airplane to a more complex airplane. Because special-light sport aircraft (S-LSA) have simplicity regulated into their design, it’s easy to not correlate them with the need for transition training. After all, aren’t they just little two-place planes like a Cessna 152?
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law Senate Bill 1072, which amends the California Recreational Use Statute (RUS) to include recreational aviation. Since the RUS now protects landowners from liability arising from recreational use of their property, airstrip owners will likely be more receptive to transient pilots.
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