Lindbergh Awards Going To Bertrand Piccard And Yolanda Kakabadse

The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation is celebrating a homecoming this year by holding two very special events in its home state. On Friday evening, May 20, a hangar party entitled, "Legends of the Sky: Stories of History-Making Aircraft and Their Pilots" is planned at the Golden Wings Museum located at the Anoka County Airport in Blaine. This event is part of the Blaine Aviation Weekend and features Burt Rutan, widely known for capturing the $10 million Ansari X Prize for the first civilian aircraft to reach space twice in a two-week period. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Lindbergh Foundation, a public non-profit organization based in Anoka, MN.

Our Own John Ballantyne Is Among Them!

The Light Sport Aviation Branch says the following eight examiner candidates have accepted invitations to attend the second Sport Pilot Examiner Initial Course to be held in Sebring, FL March 21 to 26.

Will Also Export Manufacture Of T-211

The sport plane revolution appears to be heading east -- to India. The Indian Express reports Indus Aviation plans to open not only a low-cost training academy in Bangalore, India, but also plans to start manufacturing Thorpe T-211 aircraft there.