Light Sport Aircraft Manufacturer News

SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS, OCTOBER 17, 2007 – American Legend Aircraft Company announced today the company has a limited number of available delivery slots in December for its Legend Cub. Typically operating on a 90-day delivery schedule, American Legend Aircraft Company will produce additional aircraft through the end of 2007 and will make these Legend Cubs available to a limited number of customers.

First Motorglider Certified Under ASTM Standards

Melbourne FL / October 17, 2007 - Bostik Industries, LLC announced that it has been appointed the national distributor for Urban Air of the Czech Republic. The Florida-based company is starting with the Lambada motorglider and confirmed they have received Special Light-Sport Aircraft (SLSA) approval for the first 2008 aircraft in the country.

10.10.2007 - We are pleased to announce the addition of several new dealers to the Tecnam Aircraft network. In addition to Cliff Hyde Flying Service, who has been in the business of aircraft rental and instruction for 67 years and is an active DE, we have also been chosen by Mid Island Air Service who opened their doors in 1943 and has been family owned and operated since that time. Both of these companies bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to us and we are honored to have been chosen by them to represent our line.

10.10.2007 - We are pleased to announce the addition of several new dealers to the Tecnam Aircraft network. In addition to Cliff Hyde Flying Service, who has been in the business of aircraft rental and instruction for 67 years and is an active DE, we have also been chosen by Mid Island Air Service who opened their doors in 1943 and has been family owned and operated since that time.

Hartford, Conn., October 4, 2007 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has orders for more than 850 of its new SkyCatcher light sport aircraft (LSA), valued at more than $90 million.

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.