Light-sport airplanes and FAA regs open the skies

Submitted by kkeister on 03/06/2009 - 19:35

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Don Buckey, flying his light-sport airplane, is part of a growing community of pilots who have attained a new level of licensing under 2004 FAA regulations which allow for 20 hours of instruction compared to the 40 hours which had been the standard for almost 50 years.

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