WASHINGTON — With a valid automobile driver’s license and 20 hours of flight training, people who dream of being pilots but are discouraged by the red tape and high costs will be able to fly solo in a ...
The quest for "everyman's airplane" has taken some peculiar turns. In the mid-1970s, for example, some U.S. hang gliding pilots began attaching small two-cycle go-kart engines fitted with propellers ...
The designs that dominate the US light-sport aircraft (LSA) market are European, and their manufacturers are eagerly awaiting new regulations from the European Aviation Safety Agency to open the ...
Quicksilver's Sport 2SE is the company's first light-sport aircraft (LSA), a two-seat open-cockpit airplane offering a unique flying experience. Unlike traditional aircraft, the Sport 2SE prioritizes ...
My Poynter colleague Larry Larsen spotted this one, the federal government now has a new pilot’s license for light aircraft. The L.A. Times explains: With a valid automobile driver’s license and 20 ...
Q. What is an ultralight aircraft? A. The first ultralight aircraft were essentially powered hang gliders. Now there are several different designs, although the most popular still have a hang ...
Aviation is expensive. From the cost of fuel and flight training to renting an aircraft, flying tries to suck you dry every chance it gets. One way to save a ton of dough is to get an ultralight ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An ultralight aircraft crashed Sunday in rural Clay County, Missouri. Sheriff’s deputies responded shortly before 7 p.m. to a private landing strip near 20600 Old 210 Highway. The ...
When Nancy Ullmann was golfing with her family at about 5 p.m. Saturday on the eighth hole at Lisbon's Songbird Hills Golf Club, she was struck by how low and loud an aircraft was. The aircraft ...
Czech manufacturer CSA's aircraft now carry the original Sportcruiser brand after its distribution deal with Piper ended this year It was the Federal Aviation Administration's light sport rule of ...
The Experimental Aircraft Association honored five individuals for their outstanding contributions to recreational aviation ...