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  1. bullwinkle

    Icon A5 Purchase Contract Details - Just Awful

    Who in their right mind would sign this contract?!? http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=f21e6bc1-0354-4214-958e-e4be3c73fbdd
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    PBOR2 Changes?

    A friend of mine just called Senator Inhofe's office to ask on the status of PBOR2. The office told him that they were having trouble getting support, so the language of the bill has just been changed so that a pilot must have held a third class medical in the past ten years to qualify to fly...
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    CTSW Down Haskell, OK

    Flight Design CTSW off airport landing in Haskell, OK. Looks like the nosegear collapsed on roll out and flipped the plane, snapping off the tail. Pilot and pax both walked away with minor injuries. http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=176686 This is pretty typical of CT...
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    ADS-B Changes for LSA and Experimental!

    http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/FAA-Amends-ADS-B-Rule223533-1.html The anticipated/hoped for modification to TSO rules for Experimental and LSA aircraft... :D
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    CTLS Emergency Landing in Ohio

    http://www.sanduskyregister.com/article/5750561 Looks like a decent landing on a nice sandy beach, no significant damage to aircraft, pilot and passenger walked away unharmed.
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    Passed my checkride, I'm a Sport Pilot!

    Passed on Monday after nine intensive days of training at Lockwood Aviation in Sebring, FL (in addition to my previous 20hrs). The checkride went very well, the DPE said I did well and was well prepared. w00t!
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    Yikes, I landed an airplane!

    Hey all... I had two lessons for my sport pilot ticket in the last two days, and in those lessons I made my first six landings in an AMD Zodiac CH601XL. I would not say they were "great" landings, but I didn't bend anything. It's amazing how fast things happen during landing, and how many...
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    My First Headset: Quiet Technologies!

    After reading some really good reviews of this product, I went ahead and ordered the Quiet Technologies HALO headset to use in my training. I like that it's so lightweight, and a LOT cheaper than a top quality ANR headset. In theory the sound dampening should be as good as ANR. It's got a 30...
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    I start Sport Pilot training tomorrow!

    I have been doing self-study ground school for about nine months, and tomorrow I start my flight training for my sport pilot certificate! I'll be training in an AMD Zodiac CH601XL. Any advice on training, that type of airplane, or anything else?
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