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(SMART SUMMARY) A joint initiative by EAA and AOPA to convince the FAA to offer medical certificate exemptions for certain limited GA operations will likely be delayed while the agency looks for a new administrator.

(SMART SUMMARY) The Renegade Falcon LS is one of the first airplanes to have Lycoming's new IO-233 light sport engine.

(SMART SUMMARY) The FAA has opened "a dialogue" about increasing the maximum weight for Light Sport aircraft as a safety measure, Rod Hightower, the president of EAA said Thursday.

(SMART SUMMARY) One thing the light sport aircraft industry doesn't have much of is biplanes and aerobats.

(SMART SUMMARY) The video we featured of crosswind landings at Dusseldorf Airport earlier this month ignited the debate over crosswind techniques.

(SMART SUMMARY) Women in Aviation International will hold their 23rd annual conference March 8 to 10, in Dallas, Texas, offering seminars, workshops, networking events, and a commercial exhibit area.

(SMART SUMMARY) Now that it's 2012, the Centennial of Naval Aviation is officially over, but the Navy nonetheless took note this week that 101 years ago, on January 18, 1911, a pilot landed his airplane on a ship for the first time.

(SMART SUMMARY) Red Tails, the George Lucas film about the famous Tuskegee Airmen of World War II, opens on Friday, and aviators around the country are eager to see it -- if they haven't already.

(SMART SUMMARY) Under new management this year, the show is expected to be a little more upscale, while retaining its traditional focus on personal attention for prospective buyers, with a wide range of LSA aircraft on display.

(SMART SUMMARY) Wingsuit flyer Jeb Corliss broke both legs in a fall after jumping from Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, on Tuesday.

(SMART SUMMARY) A panel of representatives from nine government agencies said on Friday that LightSquared's proposed broadband service would cause "significant interference with GPS" and "there appear to be no practical solutions or mitigations" that would allow the two systems to co-exist.

(SMART SUMMARY) “This relocation will be a huge boost to the Superior-area economy.” Kestrel will get $22 million in direct tax incentives from Wisconsin agencies and will be supported in application for $90 million in federal tax credits.

(SMART SUMMARY) This week's winning photo comes from Vincent Calio of Oxford, CT.

(SMART SUMMARY) About 40 years ago, when I was learning to fly at Christchurch International in New Zealand, I was holding for take-off on the grass when I heard this exchange from the tower with a visiting farmer who was heading back to the farm.Tower:"You're cleared for take-off — runway 29."Farmer:"Cleared for take-off;

(SMART SUMMARY) >>> AVWEB FUEL FINDERCURRENT PRICE FOR 100LL: $5.70 (up 1¢ from last week)CURRENT PRICE FOR JET A: $5.44 (up 3¢ from last week)Fuel prices provided weekly by AirNav, based on prices from the past 2 weeks.