Light Sport Aircraft

Mark Solper, EAA 1098006, who has years of experience in ultralights and a variety of other aircraft types, has been named chairman of EAA’s Ultralight and Light-Sport Aircraft Council

EAA has proposed a path forward for owners of special light-sport aircraft (S-LSA) to equip ADS-B equipment per the FAA’s 2020 mandate.

SAM Aircraft assets have been acquired by the sons of aircraft designer Chris Heintz, owners and operators of Zenith Aircraft Company (U.S.) and Zenair Ltd. (Canada).

Light aircraft manufacturer CubCrafters is announcing new emergency parachute systems for the company’s line of backcountry tailwheel airplanes.

At 10 a.m. Monday at Booth 162-182 Icon Aircraft will present EAA with an Icon A5.

The FAA recently made available a set of 11 revised consensus standards related to the sport pilot and light-sport aircraft (LSA) rule.

Glasair Aviation’s new special light-sport aircraft, Merlin, made a successful maiden flight at Arlington Municipal Airport, Washington, on Tuesday, April 7.

Garmin announced today that its new 7-inch G3X Touch display option for experimental amateur-built and light-sport aircraft is now available. 

FAA Aviation Safety Inspectors John Soltis and Kym Robbins presented a special light-sport aircraft (S-LSA) airworthiness certificate to Quicksilver Aeronautics President and CEO, Will Escutia and COO, Dan Perez on June 26 for the Quicksilver Sport 2SE at the French Valley Airport in Temecula, California. 

Michael Combs, EAA 877079, earned a sixth aviation world record in his Hope One Remos GX light-sport aircraft after completing a coast-to-coast flight on Saturday, June 7, as part of his Flight for Human Spirit project.