Congratulations to Jan Fridrich of the LAA Czech Republic and European arm of the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association , who was presented with the LAMA President’s Award during AirVenture.

LAMA President Dan Johnson : Fridrich was the overwhelming choice of more than 800 people in the light-sport aircraft industry for this year’s award.

2012: Jan Fridrich (  LAA Czech Republic ,  LAMA EU, ... and Gryf club member)

2011: Jack Pelton, recently retired president and CEO at Cessna

2010: Tom Gunnarson (FAA Small Airplane Directorate)

2009: Mary Jones (Experimental Aircraft Association)

2008: Matthias Betsch (Flight Design, Germany)

2007: Eric Tucker (Rotax)

2006: Dan Johnson (LSA Marketing)

2005: Earl Lawrence (Experimental Aircraft Association)

2004: Phil Lockwood (Lockwood Aviation Supply)

2003: Mike Loehle (Loehle Aircraft)

2002: Chuck Slusarczyk (CGS Aircraft)

2001: Chris Heintz (Zenair Aircraft)

2000: Darryl Murphy (Murphy Aircraft)

1999: Bob Gavinsky (Stoddard-Hamilton Aircraft)

1998: Tom Peghiny (Flightstar Aircraft)

1997: Dennis Soder (Kolb Aircraft)

1996: Homer Kolb (Kolb Aircraft)

1995: Phil Reed (Skystar Aircraft)

1994: Lance Neibauer (Lancair Aircraft)

1993: Randy Schlitter (Rans Aircraft)

1992: Dick VanGrunsven (Van’s Aircraft)

FAI web sites declares 4 ratified world speed records of Shark in microlight RAL2T category:

Today we received first picture of Next-Aircraft MD3 Rider, produced at Voghera airport, Italy.

(pictures taken by Eurocharter srl. - Next Aircraft)

Minulý týden dostal Gryf P27 konečně větší nádrž pro cross-country lety - a k tomu i finálnější vzhled.

Teď ještě pár lekcí pilotáže ... abych se nebál si zaletět někam dál.

Friday morning, I received some lessons how to fly with our new baby Gryf P27 - after change of fuel tank - able to cover true cross-country flight needs.

Although with old-style fabric covered tail, feeling from copter-like canopy is really great.

Today Shark succesfully performed final strength tests of wing and fuselage under supervision of LAA president Jan Brskovský, main inspectors Václav Chvála and Petr Chvojka - and with assistance of Germany dealer Peter Kuhn and main technician of DAeC Michael Baetz. Proofs were finalized for UL loads according to Czech and Germany regulations (MTOW 472,5 kg) , and in the same time for higher 600kg MTOW LSA loads

(picture taken by Jan Brskovký - president of LAA)