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03/10/08 - Cessna SkyCatcher Prototype Makes Maiden Flight
01/30/08 - Time Is Up For E-LSA Registration
01/25/08 - E-LSA Exemption Application Process Outlined
01/23/08 - EAA's E-LSA Exemption Request Approved
01/16/08 - ASTM LSA Committees Continue Refinement at Pre-Sebring Meetings
01/16/08 - Time is Running Out for E-LSA Conversion
01/10/08 - EAA Staff Prepares for Sebring LSA Expo
08/30/07 - Sport Pilot at Three
08/16/07 - August 15 Has Passed, But . . .
08/09/07 - E-LSA Conversion Deadline Reminder – First Milestone Approaching
07/13/07 - July EAA Sport Pilot Delivery Delayed
06/28/07 - FAA Sets Deadlines For E-LSA Conversion Process
06/14/07 - ZODIAC CH601 XL to Undergo Additional Structural Load Testing
05/16/07 - EAA’s Sport Pilot Instructor Database Surpasses 600 Instructors
04/23/07 - AERO Wraps Up Another Successful Exhibition
04/20/07 - News From EAA at AERO 2007
03/22/07 - EAA Providing Support to FAA For E-LSA Registrations at Sun ’n Fun
02/15/07 - Enroll in a SportAir Repairman Course and Inspect Your Own E-LSA
02/01/07 - EAA Will Present Sport Pilot Programs at Major Events in 2007
01/25/07 - LSA-Aero’s S100 Freedom Amphibian Receives FAA Exemption
01/24/07 - 2007 EAA/FAA Oshkosh Recreational Aviation Summit
01/15/07 - Bigger and Better: Sebring’s Third LSA Expo a Rousing Success
01/11/07 - Third Annual Sport Aviation Expo Opens at Sebring
01/11/07 - The Ultralight Pilot Transitioning Deadline
01/04/07 - Preparations Being Made for Next Week’s Sebring Expo
01/03/07 – European Harmonization Efforts Aim to Enhance LSA Affordability
12/12/06 - EAA’s Sport Pilot Tour Has Come a Long Way
12/07/06 - 2006 Sport Pilot Tour Concludes in San Diego Saturday
12/04/06 - Historic Flabob, Chapter 1 Host Successful Sport Pilot Tour Stop
11/28/06 - EAA Sport Pilot Tour Ready to Roll Into Southern California
11/16/06 - Variety of LSA Commit to December EAA Sport Pilot Tour Stops
11/16/06 - Sebring Forum Schedule Now Available Online
11/16/06 - Poberezny Gets to Preview Cessna LSA, NGP
11/15/06 - Able Flight to Announce First Scholarships
11/09/06 - Patterson Receives First Gyroplane Repairman Inspection Certificate
10/19/06 - EAA Coordinates Forums at Sebring U.S. Sport Aviation Expo
10/13/06 - Cessna Sport Makes First Flight
10/05/06 - New ASTM Standard Clears Path for E-LSA Kits
09/21/06 - EAA Asks For Exemption To Solve Single-Place LSA Checkride Dilemma
09/20/06 - Check Out EAA Sport Pilot Interviews
09/11/06 - Sport Pilot Tour Visits Lawrence, Massachusetts
09/07/06 - Lockwood To Give Rotax Seminar at Boston Sport Pilot Tour Stop
09/07/06 - California AB-DAR Completes Online Course for LSA Inspections
09/01/06 - EAA Sport Pilot Tour Rolls Into Boston Area, Setting the Stage for Fun Flying
08/31/06 - Sport Pilot At Two Years
08/24/06 - CFI’s Guide to Sport Pilot and Light-Sport Aircraft Available
08/21/06 - Minneapolis Area Welcomes EAA Sport Pilot Tour Stop
06/11/06 - EAA Sport Pilot Tour Visits Minneapolis Area August 19
07/24/06 - Proofs positive
07/13/06 - FAA Reiterates Stance on LSA Definition
06/27/06 - EAA AirVenture Highlights Sport Pilot/Light-Sport Aircraft with LSA Mall
06/22/06 - Sport Pilot Knowledge Test Now Class-Specific
06/20/06 - Hundreds Attend Chicago-Area EAA Sport Pilot Tour
06/16/06 - Sport Pilot Tour Near Chicago This Weekend
06/06/06 - EAA Welcomes Cessna’s Interest in LSA Marketplace
05/08/06 – Smyrna, Tennessee, Welcomes 8th EAA Sport Pilot Tour
05/04/06 - Wagner ‘Hits the Road’ Between Sport Pilot Tour Stops
05/01/06 - EAA Sport Pilot Tour Flies Again in Georgia
04/19/06 - EAA Sport Pilot Tour Rolls into Atlanta Area, Setting the Stage for Fun Flying
04/18/06 - EAA Brings Light-Sport Aircraft Mall to Arlington Fly-In
04/07/06 - FAA Administrator Blakey Lauds EAA for Its Sport Pilot Efforts
03/30/06 - Five More Aircraft Earn S-LSA Approval
03/22/06 - Groen Brothers Seeks Exemption For E-LSA Gyroplanes
03/21/06 - EAA Sport Pilot Tour Marches to Atlanta, Five Other Cities in 2006
03/15/06 - EAA Confirms California Sport Pilot Tour Stops in December
03/13/06 - ‘Sport Pilot In A Week’ Featured in April
Popular Mechanics
03/08/06 - EAA Sport Pilot Tour Stops at Nashville May 6
03/03/06 - EAA Sport Pilot Tour Marches to Atlanta Area After Big Success in Phoenix
03/01/06 - NAFI Executive Director Featured in Upcoming King Schools Sport Pilot Checkride Courses
02/20/06 – EAA Sport Pilot Tour Makes Big Splash in the Desert
02/14/06 – EAA Sport Pilot Tour Ramps Up For Mesa
02/02/06 - Next Stop For EAA Sport Pilot Tour: Mesa, Arizona
01/26/06 - EAA Asks FAA to Process S-LSA Application For Czech Aircraft Works Mermaid
01/23/06 - Air Creation Trikes Earn First S-LSA Certificates
01/16/06 - Sport Aviation Expo Wraps Up Successful Second Sebring
01/11/06 - EAA Sport Pilot Instructor Database Expands to More Than 320 Flight Teachers Nationwide
01/05/05 - Weight-Shift-Control LSA Consensus Standards Accepted
12/22/05 - U.S. Sport Aviation Expo Coming Soon!
12/21/05 - Popular Mechanics Researcher Gets Wish: Sport Pilot Certificate
12/06/05 - Another Sport Pilot Tour Success Story at Camarillo
12/01/05 - EAA Members Attend California SP/LSA Sessions
12/01/05 - EAA Continues Efforts to Support SP/LSA Implementation
11/22/05 - EAA Sport Pilot Tour Prepares For Busy Week
11/14/05 - EAA Sport Pilot Tour Gains Momentum in Texas
11/09/05 - Texas Welcomes EAA Sport Pilot Tour This Weekend
10/21/05 - Wilma Forces Officials to Postpone Sebring Sport Pilot Expo
10/20/05 - U.S. Sport Aviation Expo to Assess Hurricane Wilma Threat Friday
Welcome to the EAA Sport Pilot Tour
10/13/05 - Special LSA and Night/IFR Flying
10/10/05 - Sport Pilot, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Featured in November
Popular Mechanics
09/28/05 - Georgia Sport Light Expo Draws 500-Plus
09/27/05 - NAFI’s Sebring Symposium to Feature Flight School Experts
09/16/05 - SportRider Receives FAA S-LSA Certification
09/15/05 - EAA, FAA Make Finding a DAR For LSAs Easier
09/01/05 - Analysis: Sport Pilot is One Year Old
08/25/05 - EAA Brings FAA and Industry Together to Discuss LSA Repairmen Courses
08/15/05 - Missouri Flight School Offers Accelerated Sport Pilot Training Package
08/03/05 - Online Sport Pilot Flight Instructor Database Available
07/29/05 - Wondering What Light Sport Can Do For You? Lots!
07/21/05 - Five More Aircraft Receive S-LSA Certificates
07/21/05 - EAA, LetsFly Form Light Sport Aircraft Partnership
07/19/05 - Attention: Flight Instructors
07/12/05 - EAA Holds First LSA Repairman Inspection Course
07/12/05 - Looking For a Light-Sport Aircraft? Check Out the LSA Mall at EAA AirVenture
06/28/05 - EAA Establishes List of Factory Built S-LSA
06/27/05 - EAA, LAMA Join Forces to Build and Promote Sport Pilot / Light-Sport Aircraft Community
06/21/05 - EAA, Falcon Work to Make SP/LSA Insurance Available
06/21/05 - EAA SP Tour Gains Momentum at Franklin
06/20/05 – Take EAA/FAA Electronic SP/LSA Survey on EAA Website
06/14/05 - EAA Enjoys Successful Sport Pilot Tour Stop
06/09/05 - Indus Aviation Thorpedo Earns S-LSA Certification
06/08/05 - EAA Sport Pilot Tour Successfully Launches at Golden West
06/01/05 - EAA Offers First Repairman Course for E-LSA July 8-10
05/25/05 - More S-LSAs Certificated
05/19/05 - NAFI Sport Pilot Symposium Adds Roy Beisswenger
04/08/05 - Jabiru Engines Announce ASTM Compliance
04/07/05 - Fixed-Wing Manufacturers Get the Green Light to Sell Ready-to-Fly LSA
04/07/05 - DARs for Light-Sport Aircraft Clear Hurdle
04/05/05 - Rotax Declares Four-Stroke Engines ASTM-Compliant
04/05/05 - EAA Develops Simple, Affordable Ultralight-to-ELSA Conversion Kit
03/31/05 - Powrachute Reduces Staff; Not Taking New Orders
03/30/05 - EAA, Sportsplanes.com to Promote Sport Pilot Together
03/28/05 - Second Class Graduates FAA Sport Pilot Examiners Course
03/15/05 - EAA Sport Pilot Tour Begins in June at Golden West
03/08/05 - Sport Pilot Application/Certification Form Now Available
03/03/05 - Light-Sport Aircraft Standards Published in Federal Register
02/17/05 - Norris is First DAR For E-LSA, S-LSA Inspections
02/17/05 - FAA Accepts First LSA Consensus Standards
02/16/05 - Special Sport Pilot Presentaton in Lakeland, FL
02/14/05 - Eight More SPE Candidates Named
02/10/05 - Sport Pilot Examiners Listed Online by Aircraft Category
01/24/05 - Watch EAA Sport Pilot Briefing Live on EAA Website
01/24/05 - First Group Certificated as Sport Pilots, Examiners and Flight Instructor Examiners
01/20/05 - Light-Sport Aircraft Sets Closer To Reality
01/13/05 - A Week of Sport Pilot “Firsts” in Sebring, Florida
01/12/05 - FAA Responds To EAA Efforts On Behalf Of Amphibian-Aircraft Owners
12/29/04 - FAA Publishes Sport Pilot Practical Test Standards
12/29/04 – First Class of Sport Pilot DPEs Selected
12/16/04 - EAA-Registered Ultralight Pilots Can Request Certified Records Online
12/16/04 - EAA Canadian Council Members, Transport Canada Discuss Sport Pilot/Light-Sport Aircraft
12/13/04 - FAA Issues LSA-DAR Instructions
12/08/04 - LSSB Selects First SPE, SFIE Course Candidates
12/08/04 - EAA Canadian Council Briefs Transport Canada on SP/LSA
12/02/04 - FSDOs Officially Authorized to Issue Sport Pilot Certificates
11/24/04 - FAA Communicates SP Student Certificate Procedures to Flight Standards Staff
11/18/04 - Student Certificates Available for Sport Pilots, But…
11/16/04 - FAA Releases Sport Pilot Examiner Handbook
11/11/04 - Now You Can!
11/08/04 - FAA Posts Airman Knowledge Test Questions
11/03/04 - EAA Confirms FAA Procedures for Sport Pilot Examiner Applications
11/01/04 - LSA Expo Participants Pleased With Inaugural Event
10/28/04 - Free SP/LSA Program at Peachtree City, Georgia Next Week
10/27/04 - ASTM Committees Modify Standards to Meet Final SP/LSA Rule
10/26/04 – EAA Leads ASTM Committee Meetings in Sebring
10/21/04 - LSA Industry Standards Now Available Through ASTM International
10/19/04 - FAA Set to Launch Sport Pilot Examiner Application Process
10/14/04 - N-Numbers Available Beginning Friday for Ultralight Transitioning to E-LSAS
10/07/04 – FAA Works to Finalize Student Sport Pilot Applications
09/30/04 - EAA CONTINUES LEADING THE SPORT PILOT REVOLUTION, WORKING WITHIN FAA’S REVISED TIME LINE
09/28/04 - Hurricane Jeanne Takes a Swipe at Sebring/Lakeland
09/27/04 - FAA Moves Date For Sport Pilot Student Application Submissions
09/16/04 - EAA Efforts Result in Over 600 New Registrations
09/14/04 - NAFI Plans First Sport Pilot Symposium at Sebring Expo
09/14/04 - DUATS is Accessible to Sport Pilots
09/10/04 - E-LSA Operating Limitations and Light-Sport Repairman Training Take Center Stage in Oklahoma City
09/10/04 - November 15 First Day to Submit Sport Pilot Student Applications
09/09/04 - FAA Sport Pilot Meetings Continue in Oklahoma City
09/08/04 - Sport Pilot Expo Site Survives Hurricane Frances
09/08/04 - FAA Hosts Sport Pilot Implementation Meetings in Oklahoma City
09/02/04 - New Sport Pilot Flies Again in Texas
09/02/04 - Discover Aviation in Less Time and Cost: EAA Helps People Enjoy Flying Through Sport Pilot
• 09/01/04 - It’s Here: Sport Pilot/Light-Sport Aircraft Final Rule Effective
08/31/04 – Sport Pilot: When’s It Happening?
08/30/04 – Sport Pilot Rule – Condensed Version Now Available – Only 19 Pages
08/25/04 - Buckeye Aviation To Unveil ‘Aerial ATV’
08/24/04 - Presenters, Exhibitors, Aircraft Line up for October Light-Sport Expo
08/20/04 - EAA Applauds Oshkosh’s Wittman Regional Airport: First to Create Light-Sport Aircraft Standards
08/11/04 - EAA Continues to Advocate Alternatives
for Prospective Sport Pilots Seeking Medical Reinstatement
08/11/04 - September 1 Deadline Looms For Transitioning Ultralight Pilots
08/06/04 - Potential Light-Sport Aircraft List Updated
08/05/04 - EAA Advocacy Results in Drivers License Medical; Now Check Your Eligibility
07/26/04 - Sport Pilots in the Making
07/23/04 - EAA Forges Ahead to Facilitate Implementation of Sport Pilot Rule
07/21/04 – Table Shows Significant Changes Between NPRM, Final Rule
07/21/04 - Sport Planes, Ltd To Launch Regional Sport Aircraft Sales, Maintenance, and Flight Training Centers
07/20/04 – Poberezny Personally Thanks FAA Sport Pilot Team
07/20/04 – FAA Praises EAA for Prominent Role in Effecting New Sport Pilot Regulations
07/20/04 – New Alternatives to Give Hope to Pilots Previously Denied Medical Certificates
07/16/04 - SPORT PILOT RULE CLEARS FINAL HURDLE!
07/16/04 - Experts/Enthusiasts Prepare to Converge on Oshkosh
06/03/04 – Sport Pilot Rule Returned to OMB
05/25/04 - ASTM International Committee Continues to Build Infrastructure for Light-Sport Aircraft
04/29/04 - EAA Briefs Top OMB Officials on Sport Pilot
04/26/04 - 10,000-Plus Sign EAA’s Sport Pilot Petition
03/29/04 – EAA, King Schools Partner to Offer New Sport Pilot Training Courses on DVD
03/25/04 - Warner Speaks to Powrachute Dealers
03/25/04 - FAA Temporarily Retracts Sport Pilot Proposal
03/24/04 - EAA Sport Pilot & Light-Sport Aircraft is In The Mail!
03/04/04 - EAA Retains Johnson to Lead Sport Pilot and Light-Sport Aircraft Marketing Efforts
02/20/04 – NPRM on Noise Levels Won’t Impact Light-Sport Aircraft Rules
02/19/04 - New
EAA Sport Pilot
Magazine Debuts in April
02/18/04 - SP/LSA Remains Under Review at OMB
01/22/04 - Getting Ready for the Final SP/LSA Rule
12/24/03 - Great News! Sport Pilot Leaves DOT for OMB
11/21/03 - Poberezny Discusses SP/LSA in Washington, D.C.
09/09/03 - Sport Pilot Makes A Big Splash in
Popular Mechanics
07/31/03 – Major Step Forward for Sport Pilot Rule
07/23/03 – Powered Parachute Consensus Standards Available Online from ASTM
07/17/03 – ASTM Group Completes LSA Fixed-Wing Quality Standards
05/08/03 - EAA Announces Sport Pilot & Light-Sport Aircraft Magazine
05/07/03 – FAA To Open Light-Sport Aircraft Operations Program Office
04/05/03 - Sport Pilot Rule Changes Hot Topic at Sun 'n Fun … Manufacturers anticipating new market opportunities
04/03/03 - FAA Goal: Announce Sport Pilot Rule at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2003
03/17/03 - FAA Still Finalizing Rule
03/17/03 - And the Questions Keep Coming…
03/17/03 - Maintenance of Sport Pilot Eligible Aircraft
03/17/03 - III. Effects of the Proposal on the Public and Industry
02/03/03 - LSA Standards Moving Quickly; PPC Standards First To Emerge From ASTM Committees
01/30/03 - Sport Pilot Team Advises: Use the Ultralight Registration Programs to Get Started on Your Sport Pilot Rating
01/29/03 - FAA Tells ASTM Committee It’s Focused on Sport Pilot/Light-Sport Aircraft
11/22/02 - Light-Sport Aircraft: Why Consensus Standards Are So Important
11/15/02 - Light-Sport Aircraft Design Standards Released for Balloting
11/08/02 - Progress Continues on Sport Pilot/Light-Sport Aircraft
11/06/02 - EAA Establishes Sport Pilot Hot Line, 1-877/FLY-1232
10/31/02 - Sport Pilot Support Materials Being Prepared
02/26/02 - EAA Brings Together Industry Leaders For Light-Sport Aircraft Conference
10/26/01 - Letter to Secretary Norman Mineta
10/25/01 - EAA Urges Movement on Sport Pilot NPRM
08/14/01 - Tom Poberezny Asks Mineta, Garvey for Their Personal Intervention of Behalf of Sport Pilot
07/14/01 - DOT Completes Review of Sport Pilot Proposal - What Happens Next?
07/05/01 - A Giant Step Forward for Sport Pilot/Light Sport Airplane: From DOT to OMB
06/01/01 - Sport Pilot NPRM Takes the Next Step as GAC Unanimously Endorses
05/22/01 - FAA Administrator Signs Off On Sport Pilot/Light Plane Proposal
05/18/01 - EAA Plans Sport Pilot Center at AirVenture Oshkosh
04/09/01 - EAA Sport Pilot/Light Plane Forums Attract Overflow Crowds
04/06/01 - Sport Pilot and Light Sport Aircraft … Bringing Flying Within Your Reach
03/20/01 - NPRM Release Pushed Back - Again
03/16/01 - EAA Attends Sport Pilot Briefing in Washington, D.C.
03/02/01 - Sport Pilot/Light Plane: Here Are The Facts, As We Know Them
02/23/01 - FAA’s Rulemaking Process: What Is It, and Why Is The Sport Pilot Proposal Taking So Long?
02/01/01 - Diverse, Affordable, Fun - What Sport Pilots Should be Able to Fly
01/05/01 - Sport Pilot NPRM Rule Continues at "Top Page"
01/01/01 - Sport Pilot - Birth of an Aviation Opportunity
09/29/00 - Sport Pilot Rule Continues Toward Finalization
09/15/00 - New Sport Pilot Certificate Moving Forward
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