Aero-News: Sport Aviation

ANN Special Feature: PRA President Scott Lewis - 03.05.10

editor@aero-news.net — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:16:26 EST

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Scott Lewis, new President of the Popular Rotorcraft Association, about his background in sport gyroplanes, the flurry of events which led to his election February 9th, and his vision for the future of the organization.

FMI: www.pra.org ; www.bensendays.com ; www.rotaryforum.com

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ANN Special Feature: The Reincarnation of UltraFlight - 02.19.10

editor@aero-news.net — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:45:55 EST

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Roy Beisswenger, long-time editor of UltraFlight Magazine, about the end of UltraFlight, what will take its place, and the future of print magazines for niche interests.

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ANN Special Feature: FAA Hurting E-LSA & Gyroplane Instructors - 02.18.10

editor@aero-news.net — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:23:19 EST

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Roy Beisswenger about the effects of recent FAA policies which are limiting training access for prospective pilots of ultralights and gyroplanes.

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ANN Special Feature: A Good Year for LSAs - 02.05.10

editor@aero-news.net — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:47:10 EST

ANN's Jim Campbell talks with Bob Wood, Chairman of the US Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring Florida, about the success of this year's show in January, and the outlook for the LSA market segment in 2010.

FMI: www.sport-aviation-expo.com

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ANN Special Feature: US Sport Aviation Expo Wrap-up - 01.27.10

editor@aero-news.net — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:36:48 EST

ANN CEO and Editor-in-Chief Jim Campbell closes out coverage of the US Sport Aviation Expo at Sebring, FL by describing his experiences flying two new Light Sport Aircraft, and sharing some comments offered by both manufacturers and attendees on ANN's just-announced LSA Challenge.

FMI: www.sport-aviation-expo.com

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ANN Special Feature: Opening Day at Sebring - 01.22.10

editor@aero-news.net — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:16:11 EST

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Editor-in-Chief Jim Campbell, who's at the opening day of the US Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, about the Piper Sport's debut, the new Garmin G3X, and the general state of the LSA segment.

FMI: www.sport-aviation-expo.com ; www.piper.com ; www.garmin.com

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ANN Special Feature: John Gilmore, Flight Design USA - 07.24.09

editor@aero-news.net — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:00:47 EST

ANN's Paul Plack talks with John Gilmore, who was recently announced as the new National Sales Manager for Flight Design USA. What's it like to be tasked with improving the sales of what is already America's best-selling LSA?

FMI: www.flightdesignusa.com

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ANN Special Feature: Tom Peghiny, Flight Design USA - 07.15.09

editor@aero-news.net — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:43:35 EST

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Flight Design USA President Tom Peghiny about a recent milestone for the company, and also about an interesting personal project nearing completion in Tom's garage.

FMI: www.flightdesignusa.com

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ANN Special Feature: Mac Little, Continental O200 Lightweight - 07.10.09

editor@aero-news.net — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:03:51 EST

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Mac Little of Teledyne Continental Motors about the new O200 Lightweight aircraft engine. The company just announced that its new 199-pound, 100-horsepower LSA engine is officially on-sale, with deliveries starting next month.

FMI: www.genuinecontinental.aero/ad.html

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ANN Special Feature: Frank Porter, HKS 700T Engine - 07.02.09

editor@aero-news.net — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:05:49 EST

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Frank Porter, CEO of Air Parts Sales Unlimited, to get details on the upcoming first deliveries of an engine experimenters have been anxiously awaiting -- the 80-horsepower, turbocharged HKS 700T.

FMI: www.apsu-hks.com ; www.quasaraircraft.com ; (954) 788-6660

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ANN Special Feature: Chris Kurz, Gyro Adventurer, Part I - 06.11.09

editor@aero-news.net — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:34:55 EST

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Chris Kurz of Austria, a homeopath and pilot who was sponsored by AutoGyro GmbH on a flight across the US, with friend Robert Nuentz, in a pair of the company's MT03 open-cockpit gyroplanes. (The company has petitioned the FAA to sell the machine as an Experimental Light Sport Aircraft in the US.)

Chris describes the difference in how gyroplanes are viewed in Europe vs the US, and about all the logistical help from strangers that was offered by US gyroplane enthusiasts once word of the planned trip became public.

FMI: http://remedia.at/gyrocopter ; http://www.rotaryforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19302

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ANN Special Feature: Chris Kurz, Gyro Adventurer, Part II - 06.12.09

editor@aero-news.net — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:36:00 EST

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Austrian pilot Chris Kurz, who with friend Robert Nuentz flew across the US from Boston to San Diego in a pair of open-cockpit, MT03 gyroplanes. Chris comments on the flight itself, how Europeans feel about flying in the US, his thoughts on user fees, and a secondary purpose for the trip that was only partially successful.

FMI: http://remedia.at/gyrocopter ; http://www.rotaryforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19302

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ANN Special Feature: Ed Downs - ELSA Gyroplanes? - 06.09.09

editor@aero-news.net — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:06:58 EST

ANN's Paul Plack talks with ASTM Compliance Consultant Ed Downs about the details and implications of recent petitions by three manufacturers to allow factory-built gyroplanes to be sold as Experimental Light Sport Aircraft.

FMI: http://www.astm.org/

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ANN Special Feature: CubCrafters President Jim Richmond - 04.24.09

editor@aero-news.net — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:23:00 EST

ANN's Paul Plack talks with CubCrafters President Jim Richmond about his company's interesting history, and about its latest variation on the classic Super Cub, an LSA called the Super Sport Cub.

FMI: www.cubcrafters.com

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ANN Special Feature: Kitfox President John McBean - 04.23.09

editor@aero-news.net — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:17:12 EST

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Kitfox President John McBean about the Super Sport, the company's just-introduced Special Light Sport Aircraft.

FMI: www.kitfoxaircraft.com/Kitfox-SLSA.htm

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