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July 15, 2021

Flight Design F2 Achieves Major Milestone

Now An Acknowledged S-LSA, The First Bird Will Reside Near Milwaukee

The first production Flight Design F2-LSA to reach the USA has been inspected by an FAA representative and issued a certificate of airworthiness as a Special Light Sport Aircraft. The aircraft is owned by a gentleman from the Milwaukee area and will be delivered this month at AirVenture-Oshkosh 2021. "We are very happy to take part in this event which we've been waiting for, for nearly two years", said Tom Gutmann Jr. of Airtime Aviation. "We are excited to receive the first F2-LSA in the USA and we are very impressed by the improvements made by Flight Design".

New Test Prep Features Augmented By Improved Video Training For Android Users

The latest update of Sporty’s Pilot Training platform brings their test prep features to the Learn to Fly, Instrument Rating and Commercial Pilot courses for Android phones and tablets. The update also improves the overall video training performance on Android devices. In addition to being able to study specific categories of questions from Sporty's proprietary database of over 2000 questions, the new test prep interface allows Android users to create a custom study session or take a practice FAA test.

The Pilot Initiated A Go-Around When The Airplane Was Not Aligned With The Runway

On June 20, 2021, at 1440 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-18-135, N2618A, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near White City, Oregon. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A friend of the pilot reported that the pilot departed from Bend, Oregon, around 1415, en route to Beagle Sky Ranch Airport (OR96), White City, Oregon, where he was to meet the pilot. The friend reported that he observed the airplane initially enter the pattern on the left downwind for runway 33; however, the pilot initiated a go-around when the airplane was not aligned with the runway.