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April 09, 2008

Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Wednesday 04.09.08

Van's Aircraft Founder Dick VanGrunsven

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 04.09.08 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 04.09.08 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- An RV-12 Update: 04.09.08 (ANN Special Report, with Van's Aircraft founder Dick VanGrunsven.)

Father/Daughter Team 'Kwikbuilt' Plane

Texas Sport Aircraft Company announced this week the recent completion of the first-sold Texas Sport aircraft kit. The aircraft was flown to Lakeland, FL and is on display in the American Legend Aircraft Company booth at Sun 'n Fun Fly-In from April 8-13.

ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 04.09.08

Diamond upstages Cessna to be first with Garmin's synthetic vision.
Garmin adds FliteCharts and SafeTaxi to the GMX 200.
And EAA's insurance now includes powered parachutes and weight-shift t

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ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 04.09.08

Diamond upstages Cessna to be first with Garmin's synthetic vision.
Garmin adds FliteCharts and SafeTaxi to the GMX 200.
And EAA's insurance now includes powered parachutes and weight-shift trik

More AERO-Casts

Aero-TV Checks Out 'Two Weeks To Taxi' (Part 3 of 3)

The Finale: Two Weeks To Taxi Turns Dreams Into Reality in Record Time

One of the most exciting and innovative programs in the sport aviation industry is an interesting little program that attempts to defeat the many common issues that prevent today's kit aircraft builder from completing the complex task of completing a kit-built SportPlane.

Owners May Obtain Hull, Liability Coverage

The EAA Aircraft Insurance Plan, which already serves thousands of aircraft owners throughout the United States, is now available to even more owners, the Experimental Aircraft Association announced Tuesday at Lakeland 2008.

Van's Aircraft Launches Sales of RV-12 At Lakeland

Company Says E-LSA Certification Will Be Sought

In an opening day surprise at Lakeland, Van's Aircraft began officially taking orders for the wing portions of its new RV-12 Light Sport Aircraft kit. The company brought a beautiful, yellow, flying proof-of-concept aircraft to aviation shows in the second half of 2007, but cautioned that neither the 100-HP Rotax 912ULS engine nor the wing design seen in that test aircraft were finalized.