Sport Flying News

My Trip to Oshkosh – 2009. By Louis Mancuso >>

Flying to Oshkosh is like a religious pilgrimage for me – a trip I feel compelled to make each year to renew my spirit at the altar of general aviation. I have flown to Oshkosh about 15 times. Usually, I fly my 1975 Piper Turbo Seneca II with its two new Continental engines, but this time I was asked by Tecnam to bring my 2009 LSA Eaglet to Oshkosh to display it in the Light Sport Aircraft mall at Whitman field.

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Mid Island Flight School News

Alien Flight Training:

Mid Island Flight School has been approved for the training of foreign students. We have provided flight training for all ratings to students from many different countries around the world. If a student is not a U.S. citizen, there are certain steps which must be followed to insure that the proper government training authority is obtained prior to beginning flight training.

A foreign student must enter the U.S. with the proper immigration Visa; for flight training purposes, this would be an M1 Visa. You first must apply to study at a USCIS-approved school in the United States. Mid Island Flight School is a USCIS- approved school and can assist you with this Visa application by providing the necessary I-20M form which you will then present  to the US Embassy or Consulate in your country.  You should take the USCIS Form I-20 to the nearest U.S. consulate to obtain a student visa. You must also prove to the consulate that you have the financial resources required for your education and stay in the United States.   The Embassy or Consulate will be the governing body to issue the M1 Visa for travel and study in the U.S. 

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What is the Alien Flight Student Program (AFSP)?

The mission of the Alien Flight Student Program (AFSP) is to ensure that foreign students seeking training at flight schools regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) do not pose a threat to aviation or national security. Responsibility for conduction security threat assessments for foreign flight training has been transferred to the Department of Homeland Security.

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Sport Cruiser Sales in USA - Light Sport Aviation

About Sport Cruiser:

Two brand new Light Sport Aviation Sport Cruisers arrived today at Brookhaven Airport in Shirley, Long Island, New York for Sport flying USA/Mid Island Air Service. They were built in the Czech Republic, test flown and then put in a container and sent to the United States. They arrived in perfect condition without a scratch. Slovia capital is now running the Sport Cruiser factory and doing a great job. Let’s face it they still have the same talented Czech work force that has been building great airplanes for over 50 years, so it should be no surprise the Sport Cruiser is such a fine aircraft.

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Sport Cruiser Features:

• The Sport Cruiser is all aluminum. Mechanics all over the country are familiar working with aluminum and I feel it is the better choice when deciding on an LSA.
  
• The Sport Cruiser comes with a carburetor heat box as standard.
  
• The Sport Cruiser has classy pre-engineered metal plates that install on the front oil cooler for winter operations.
  
• The Sport Cruiser comes with American “AN” standard hardware for easy maintenance wherever you land. All other European made Light Sport Aviation use metric hardware.
  
• The Sport Cruiser has American made MATCO disc brakes and Goodyear tires and tubes.
  All the Sport Cruiser tires are Goodyear 500-5.
  
• The Sport Cruiser has full size tie down rings that accept up to ¾ inch rope.
  
• The Sport Cruiser has a large metal fuel vent located under the wing.
  
• The Sport Cruiser has fiberglass gear legs which are more forgiving when a landing is not perfectly straight. The fiberglass is easily repaired if damaged.

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