Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Flight to Osh

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On Wednesday 04 August 2010 07:06:12 pm Rick Pitcher wrote:
> Pretty cool Dan, you got your picture on the cover!
>
> I didn't see any info on the $34,540 SLSA you mentioned. Is there a
> website?
>
> Rick
>
> --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "dangrunloh" <dgrunloh@...> wrote:
> > --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Gary Orpe" <garyo@> wrote:
> > > Seems EAA has little to say about LSA this year, I would guess because
> > > they (LSA) are not homebuilt nor restorable which are there main
> > > interests.
> >
> > Don't forget that EAA isn't one person. It's a whole group of people
> > staff, volunteers, freelancers running around trying to cover a huge
> > event as best they can. There is no guy named EAA directing everything.
> > No one person's interest prevails.
> >
> > EAA's weekly newsletter e-Hotline went daily during the show and had
> > something about Light sport or ultralights every day as did the EAA Today
> > newspaper which is all "in house" now. I don't think any of the
> > publications staff slept much the whole week.
> >
> > http://www.oshkosh365.org/ok365_ContentDetail.aspx?id=2360
> >
> > As far as news is concerned hot air balloons and ultralights got more
> > coverage than LSA's. Don't forget despite all the hype your group of
> > enthusiasts is one of the smallest in sport aviation.
> >
> > Did you hear about the $34,540 ready to fly HKS powered 2-seat fixed wing
> > offered at AirVenture? The Genesis Slipstream could apply some downward
> > pressure on prices. Expect inside views and details in upcoming issues
> > of EAA Light Plane World.
> >
> > http://www.eaa.org/lightplaneworld/issues/default.asp
> >
> > --Dan Grunloh
> >
> >
> >
> > AOPA
> >
> > > wants certified engines and IFR glass cockpits it would seem. Anyone
> > > else have feelings on this???
> > >
> > > One thing did pop out of all this I saw and it looks like we can go
> > > international now. Wow, can't wait to do it. Don't know what the FAA
> > > has to say about it though...
> > >
> > > http://www.airventure.org/news/2010/100801_bahamas.html
> > >
> > > Gary Orpe
> > >
> > > ->-----Original Message-----
> > > ->From: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> > > ->[mailto:Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of medicbill@
> > > ->Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 10:03 AM
> > > ->To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> > > ->Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Flight to Osh
> > > ->
> > > ->
> > > ->Wow glad I decided to stay at the dorms this year instead of camping.
> > > ->Bill
> > > ->Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> > > ->
> > > ->-----Original Message-----
> > > ->From: "apollonorthamerica" <apollonorthamerica@>
> > > ->Sender: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> > > ->Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:40:45
> > > ->To: <Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com>
> > > ->Reply-To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> > > ->Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Flight to Osh
> > > ->
> > > ->
> > > ->We flew 3 trikes from Tampa FL to Cushing field IL.
> > > ->Had gun flying at Cushing today
> > > ->Tomorrow is supposed to be a very nice day here
> > > ->Oshkosh is literally closed with no one allowed to go in as
> > > ->it is under water
> > > ->
> > > ->yesterday 2 trikes flipped over in severe gusts and storms
> > > ->
> > > ->Larry participated in the comps and Revo clocked 113 mph with
> > > ->a radar gun and
> > > ->also won the 3 quickest takeoffs and landings in a box comp
> > > ->in a new record time
> > > ->
> > > ->I flew 4 guys who came from Israel for Oshkosh and wanted to
> > > ->fly the Revo
> > > ->Don Cooney gave an interesting video presentation about his
> > > ->and Eddie Smith's
> > > ->work with archeologists in Cambodia. Very interesting stuff
> > > ->and nice videos.
> > > ->
> > > ->Abid
> > > ->http://www.evolutiontrikes.com
> > > ->
> > > ->--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Helen Woods
> > > -><Helen_Woods@> wrote:
> > > ->>
> > > ->> I know I'm planning for Fon Du Lac at this point. Seems to
> > > ->be the only
> > > ->> plane camping is not under 4 inches of water at this point.
> > > -> My original
> > > ->> plan B was park at OSH at camp at the Y but it doesn't look
> > > ->like they
> > > ->> even have parking open at Whitman yet. Fon Du Lac is
> > > ->closing a runway
> > > ->> to make extra parking and adding more shuttles so they seem
> > > ->like the
> > > ->> place to go.
> > > ->>
> > > ->> Helen
> > > ->>
> > > ->> On 7/24/2010 4:03 PM, rowekmr wrote:
> > > ->> > Yeah the weather has not been friendly to flying here in
> > > ->the Midwest (IL). I hope to leave tomorrow but I am driving
> > > ->(RV) and will be there for at least a few days. I called the
> > > ->registration and it seems the camping area is flooded out. Do
> > > ->you know where you will be once you arrive and set up? I've
> > > ->followed your threads for awhile and it would be nice to meet
> > > ->you and see the trikes.
> > > ->> >
> > > ->> > Joe
> > > ->> >
>

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