LSA Mall enjoys great
traffic
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Ron Wagner and
crew ready to help folks with questions at the LSA Mall. Photo
by Phil Weston |
The Light-Sport Aircraft
(LSA) Mall, located just south of AeroShell Square, has enjoyed another
successful year at Oshkosh. The LSA Mall introduces current and
prospective pilots to economical personal flight with a wide variety of
new, low-cost, light-sport aircraft including categories of
factory-built and amateur-built experimental.
"There’s been a
huge amount of traffic—from the time I arrive in the morning, to the
time I leave—at this year’s LSA Mall," said Ron Wagner, manager
of field relations. "The knowledge and interest of those attending
the LSA Mall is the highest it’s ever been."
The LSA Mall has been a
favorite of AirVenture guests since the sport pilot rule emerged from
the FAA in 2004. The sport pilot movement has helped enthusiasts learn
to fly and gain access to aircraft for half the cost and in half the
time of previous alternatives.
"We have aircraft on
display ranging in price from about $5,000 for some homebuilt aircraft,
to about $100,000 for certain special light-sport aircraft (S-LSA),"
Ron said. "The idea is that there is a plane for everybody."
A few aircraft on display
at the LSA Mall include Aeropro CZ EuroFox (Rollison Light Sport
Aircraft Inc.), StingSport (SportairUSA LC), Tecnam P2004 Bravo (Tecnam
Aircraft), Pietenpol Aircraft, Hatz Bantam (Hangar 10 Aero LLC), and the
Zodiac 601XL (Zenith Aircraft Company), to name just a few.
Sport pilot information
is also available at the nearby EAA Member Village, on the west edge of
AeroShell Square. Also, in the Learn to Fly Center at Member Village,
EAA members have the opportunity from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to obtain, at no
cost, an FAA student sport pilot certificate, which is required by the
FAA for the solo-flight training phase.
For more information on
the LSA Mall or the Learn to Fly Center, visit www.AirVenture.org, or
visit their tents near AeroShell Square. |
