CTLS mixes with GA

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Kendall – Tamiami Airport – KTMB          TIKI HUT – NEXT TO RELIANCE AVIATION Premier One Aviation will be having its second 2011 BBQ / Open House.   The top LSA seller the Flight Design CTLS will be on display. Come join us and find out how to become a Sports Pilot.   Free hotdogs and hamburgers! 3 free discovery flights will be raffled.   Bring a friend who signs up and get a free 1 hr flight lesson. Join us at the Tiki Hut next to Reliance.

You will also find attached our flyer for this event. Feel free to pass it on to anybody else who may be interested and feel free to bring a guest.
We hope to see you all there!
Sincerely,
Premier One Aviation Staff

(786) 293-1440

Flight instructors found that the controls worked well and especially appreciated the hand brake on the stick when taxiing on a gusty day. Two pictures below show the installation of the hand controls on the CTLS. One shows the rudder control and shortened throttle lever and the other shows the new hand brake on the stick.

Purdue University, in cooperation with Able Flight has undertaken a program this summer to train disabled pilots under a special scholarship program. The picture below shows two Able Flight scholarship recipients that have a great desire to learn to fly. The man shown is a wounded veteran and the woman seated beside is hearing impaired. She requires a side-by-side training aircraft for communicating with her instructor. We anticipate their sport pilot training to be complete this summer, and their wings awarded during EAA AirVenture 2011 at Oshkosh July 25-31, 2011.

The new hand control system — a set of parts and instruction for retrofitting to an in-service aircraft — has completed all testing and entered production. The Able Flight unit will be one of of such systems produced and now available. The complete system retails for approximately $4,000.00.

“We have watched Able Flight and its director Charles Stites and we are very impressed with the organization’s success at getting young disabled persons into Light-Sport Aircraft,” stated Flight Design CEO, Matthias Betsch. “We need more people in flying. These young people want to fly. We have many aircraft in the field. So we worked with Flight Design Technik to create and build a hand control system. We are pleased to make it available to Able Flight and to customers who need such equipment.”

Charles Stites, Executive Director of Able Flight, will receive the donated system at Flight Design’s Sun ‘n Fun press conference and breakfast on Friday morning. Stites commented, “I’ve been following the development of the controls for the CT, and am very pleased to hear that they are now in production, and obviously I’m gratified with this offer. It has been one of my goals to find a way to have accessible LSAs available for training, and for rental or purchase after a pilot gets a certificate. It is a tribute to Flight Design that they have worked with Flight Design Technik to develop the controls. This will certainly expand opportunities for flight students with disabilities.”

Flight Design is a 24-year-old air-sport products producer based in Germany. The company remains the worldwide market leader thanks to its well-received CT series of light aircraft. More than 1,700 of these aircraft are flying in 40 countries. One of the first aircraft certified under ASTM International standards in 2005, the CT (“composite technology”) remains the top-selling LSA in America through six consecutive years. Flight Design sold the first LSA to India and was the first LSA to earn Chinese Type Design Approval. Three times a CT has been flown around the world.

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The CT has had  a type allocator for many years and that is ”FDCT” for all types

Vinton, Iowa (KVTI)

http://www.airnav.com/airport/KVTI

Auto Fuel Available on the Field
Events:
• All Fly-Ins & Drive-Ins Welcome
• Free Chili for Flight Design Pilots & Passengers
• Spot Landing Contest
• Flour Bomb Drop Contest
• FAA Safety Clinic: Better Landings in Your CT
o 1:30pm by Tim Busch, Iowa Flight Training President
o Register on www.FAASafety.gov for WINGS Credit
• Flight Design Discussion Forum
o 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Sponsored by
www.IowaFlightTraining.com
Info@IowaFlightTraining.com
319-373-3971

It will be at the CAFB Aero Club, who will also be hosting their annual open house that day, including grilling hamburgers & hot dogs.

So if you live in the SC Lowcountry and have wanted to get an up-close look at the aircraft, don’t miss this opportunity. Mint Air is offering demo rides for $50 (refundable of course, if you buy a CTLS )

For more information go to www.EAA477.org, or www.FlyMintAir.com

Kevin Thorp
VP, EAA Chapter 477
Charleston, SC

Temp: 15 deg C

DP: 0 deg C

Pressure: 29.84

Wind: Calm

Density Altitude @ T/O: 12,356′

Aircraft weight at T/O: 1,297 lbs.

T/O Roll: Approximately 3,500′

Climb Rate after T/O: 150-200 fpm @ zero degrees flaps

Max altitude achieved: 12,500′

Max density altitude achieved, based on Dynon display: 15,050′

If you look at the AOI page: 150 – 200 fpm climb at approx. 12.000 ft for 1300 lbs is an excellent match; the AOI is slightly to the safe side
The takeoff roll data we publish is only to 5000′ DA.

If you operate out of high density altitudes be aware that the takeoff roll will be long. In this case nearly 3500 feet.

If you attend the Airframe class and at least one of the other classes, there will be a $100 discount.

If you attend the Airframe class and at least two of the other classes, there will be a $200 discount

Download course descriptions and documents here

All Classes will be done at Lockwood Repair in Sebring Florida: to Schedule:
Mail dean@aerotechnicalinstitute.com or Call 863-655-5100
Visit Lockwoods’ website or call 863-655-2242