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| Flight Design goes big with F2, F4 |
| Flight Design, maker of the CT line of light sport aircraft, revealed three future designs destined for U.S. certification. All build on the core design of the CT series LSAs but have larger cabins. The models were announced at Aero Friedrichshafen in Germany earlier this month. READ MORE › |
| Be a smarter pilot with one of AOPA’s fly-in workshops |
| Come to one of AOPA’s low-cost, in-depth workshops at our Fly-Ins this year and you can leave with an endorsement in your logbook. You can learn about mountain flying, aircraft maintenance for owners, IFR for beginners and advanced pilots, VFR advanced and long cross-country flying, introduction to formation flying, and emergency upset recovery. The in-depth learning experiences will be offered in two, three-hour sessions on Friday and Saturday of each fly-in. Our first event takes place May 10 through 11 at Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK). Then it’s out west to Livermore, California, on June 21 through 22, at Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK). We wrap up 2019 in Tullahoma, Tennessee, on September 13 through 14 at Tullahoma Municipal Airport (THA). See the website to register and for more information. |
| New Tecnam models unveiled |
| Italian manufacturer Tecnam displayed its new P2002JF MkII IFR, a two-seat aircraft powered by a Rotax 912S2, at Aero Friedrichshafen. The 100-horsepower airplane will be certified for IFR flight, and certification of the $235,000 airplane is expected by March 2020. READ MORE › |
| Colorado flight school’s ‘office dogs’ get spotlight |
| Duke and Dwight, the office dogs of Leading Edge Flight School in Loveland, Colorado, are the official morale keepers of the flight school. Duke is a 15-year-old black Labrador retriever and Dwight is a 3-month-old golden retriever. Carlson Chase, owner of the flight school, says the dogs help to communicate a laid-back environment, according to the Coloradoan. And, of course, the dogs appear on the flight school’s Instagram account (@leflighttraining). |
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