Jim Pfarr wants to make "aviation therapy" more accessible to others. As the newly named chairman of the Experimental Aircraft Association's Ultralight and Light--Sport Aircraft Council, Pfarr thinks ...

Wild aircraft are the hallmark of AirVenture, the world’s largest get-together for pilots, which starts today in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) airshow last year ...

Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series on FAA certification of light sport and electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The second can be found here. A proposed rule modification ...

The entry of general aviation giants Cessna and Cirrus into the three-year-old light sport aircraft market may be responsible for a dip in orders by most of their newest and smallest competitors.

My Poynter colleague Larry Larsen spotted this one, the federal government now has a new pilot’s license for light aircraft. The L.A. Times explains: With a valid automobile driver’s license and 20 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An ultralight aircraft crashed Sunday in rural Clay County, Missouri. Sheriff’s deputies responded shortly before 7 p.m. to a private landing strip near 20600 Old 210 Highway. The ...

BUCKEYE, Ariz. (KSAZ) - Authorities say one person is dead after the crash of an ultralight aircraft on the grounds of the Buckeye Municipal Airport near Palo Verde and Yuma Roads. Buckeye Police ...

A company called Greenwing International is selling an ultralight electric airplane, and it costs more than $10,000 less than a Tesla Model S. The plane is called the eSpyder, and for $39,900 (€34,990 ...

Light sport aircraft (LSA) offer an affordable entry point into flying. LSAs in the US are categorized as either factory-built (S-LSA) or homebuilt (E-LSA). Flight training can be conducted by ...

Parts, tools, and components for aviation and aerospace are sold in ‘Aviation Monetary Units’ (AMU). Right now, the conversion factor from USD to AMU is about 1000 to 1. This stuff is expensive, but ...