LAMA is at Aero Friedrichshaufen
April 24th, 2013 | NewsDan Johnson, LAMA President, is at AERO Friedrichshaufen, Germany this week to attend the Expo. He will be conducting a forum with industry leaders on Saturday April 27th. Also presenting will be Jan Fridrich, from LAMA Europe. They will discuss the state of the industry and take questions from... read more...
Sun’n’Fun Mall
April 17th, 2013 | NewsThank you to all of the participants in the LAMA LSA Mall at Sun’n’Fun. There was a lot of enthusiasm in Paradise City this year, and the access to flying most of the day made it a really fun place to be. read more...
New Website
April 9th, 2013 | NewsWelcome to the new LAMA website. We just went Live on April 8th, 2013, so there will be a few items left to clean up, but we hope you enjoy the new, fresh format. Thank you for visiting. Please contact info@LAMA.bz if you want to become a member or... read more...
Paradise City’s New Layout for Sun’n’Fun 2013
March 26th, 2013 | NewsFINAL 5Jan13 SNF Paradise City Layout – Download a PDF New for 2013 Sun’n’Fun is a complete re-do of Paradise City, also known as the Light Plane Area. The LAMA LSA Mall has relocated to Paradise City for 2013, and the possibility of flying from the improved grass strip has... read more...
FAA First Article Audits
March 13th, 2013 | NewsEAA AirVenture 2012 in Oshkosh was a busy and successful showing for the Light Sport Aircraft community. During that week, FAA representatives reaffirmed their intentions regarding field audits, and provided additional insight into portions of the process and timing. This letter provides details from those discussions for those of... read more...
Internal Audit Outline
June 8th, 2012 | NewsDuring AirVenture 2011, I interviewed a number of producers, discussing the content of an internal audit. Download PDF read more...
FAA plans changes to SLSA certification
December 31st, 2011 | NewsFAA PLANS CHANGES TO SLSA CERTIFICATION LAMA and LAMA Europe have some announcements of special interest to all 72 current producers of Special Light-Sport Aircraft and to any producer intending to certify a new Light-Sport Aircraft. FAA has communicated plans to change how SLSA are approved, and those plans... read more...
European Manufacturer Group Forms LAMA-EU
December 31st, 2011 | NewsToday, in a closed meeting of 33 leading light aircraft manufacturers and two national producer organizations, LAMA-EU was founded as independent section of LAMA. In an unanimous decision, all attending manufacturers found it necessary to have an organization dedicated to this industry segment for lobbying and other purposes. “I... read more...
LAMA CREATES NEW ANNUAL AWARD – THE BURKE TROPHY Honoring Top Achievers in the Name of Founder Lawrence P. Burke
December 31st, 2011 | NewsPORT ORANGE, FLORIDA — At its annual LAMA Dinner, the light aircraft industry business organization announced nominations were open for the first annual Lawrence P. Burke Trophy. The Burke Trophy gets its name from Lawrence “Larry” Burke who co-founded the organization in 1982 and nurtured it through the ultralight aircraft phase... read more...
Faa Field Assessments Warning
December 31st, 2011 | NewsA briefing last summer for LSA community leaders by FAA Evaluations and Special Projects Manager Brian Cable (FAA headquarters, AIR 200) notes that… read more...
