Light Sport Aircraft Manufacturer News

October 3, 2007 - Salt Lake City, UT – Sportsplanes.com has announced they will introduce a new model of the Breezer this fall.

Rotax 582 Overhaul Expense Cut More Than $600

Sebring, FLORIDA / October 3, 2007 - Engine overhaul is serious business. Most sport pilots know this but commonly start the process in the spring as a new season of flying arrives. Therefore springtime ushers in a potential for delay right when pilots are most anxious to get flying again. Now, Lockwood Aviation Repair (LAR) has a new cost-savings opportunity for those who act starting immediately and through the slower winter months when pilots tend to do less flying.

Kappa KP-5: LSA With A Difference

10/1/2007 - Most of us who came to LSAs from the fully certified Part 23 side of the industry were initially a little skeptical as to whether the new class of aircraft was “real.” Would LSAs be as flimsy and primitive as some of the early ultralights?

September 27, 2007 - Scotts Valley, CA – REMOS Aircraft has announced a program that is effective immediately to entice pilots who have made deposits on a Cessna SkyCatcher to switch over to REMOS. Anyone who has placed an order for a SkyCatcher can expect a $5,000 reduction in the base price for a new REMOS G-3 along with delivery within three months, instead of the two to three years it will probably take to get a SkyCatcher.

September 27, 2007 - Scotts Valley, CA – REMOS Aircraft has announced a program that is effective immediately to entice pilots who have made deposits on a Cessna SkyCatcher to switch over to REMOS. Anyone who has placed an order for a SkyCatcher can expect a $5,000 reduction in the base price for a new REMOS G-3 along with delivery within three months, instead of the two to three years it will probably take to get a SkyCatcher.

9/25/2007 Yakima, WA - On Friday September 21st, principals from AIG, USAIG, Starr Aviation, Northwest Insurance Group and others joined CubCrafters in Yakima for day of touring our facilities, meeting the principals and flying our Cubs.

9/25/2007 Yakima, WA - CubCrafters 3rd Annual Fall Open House this past Saturday was a fantastic day with owners, guests, business partners, and so many friends on hand for our special event in Yakima…and of course Cubs of every kind! Our third edition was surely our largest event yet and we will be talking about this past weekend for a long time to come.

9/21/2007 Yakima, WA - With new aircraft deliveries accelerating across all product lines, CubCrafters today named Winston Larison to the newly created position “Manager, Customer Support.”

9/21/2007 Yakima, WA - With production installations now underway, CubCrafters latest innovation to add more power and more performance to the SPORT CUB S2 has exceeded initial expectations. Testing of the new exhaust system for the O-200, internally dubbed the “4-into-None” Exhaust, has validated a nearly 100 RPM gain over the conventional system. Moreover, that RPM gain translates into a nearly 10% improvement in static thrust! Additional benefits to the redesign exercise are both improved carburetor heat and enhanced cabin heating over the original exhaust.

9/7/2007 Yakima, WA - CubCrafters has received a number of inquiries about this topic recently. The FAA, EAA, and the LSA industry trade group LAMA (the Light Aircraft Manufacturer’s Association) are also very concerned about compliance with this particular limitation for S-LSA certified aircraft. Though there are S-LSA aircraft by other manufacturers that apparently exceed the ‘Maximum Empty Weight’ limitation, ALL CUBCRAFTERS SPORT CUBS, MODELS S1 AND S2, ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THIS IMPORTANT S-LSA CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.