JOLIE LUCAS AND THE STORY BEHIND THE MOONEY AMBASSADORS GROUP
A life-changing event helped inspire Jolie Lucas to form the Mooney Ambassadors, a new international group that aims to be more than a social platform and information hub specific to Mooney aircraft. Lucas intends Mooney Ambassadors to be a service group, too, promoting Mooney and general aviation as a whole. And the story behind her passion is one worth hearing.

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MAKING YOUR VOICE HEARD FOR GA
When 15-year-old Eric Schultz was killed in a Texas flight training accident, public opinion could have soured. But long-time columnist Bob Ray Sanders took a stand in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Star-Telegram. "For their own sakes," he wrote, "and in the memory of Eric, these students should still have the chance to spread their wings." AVweb's Glenn Pew spoke with Sanders to learn his motivation and how best you can approach your hometown paper and other media outlets to advocate general aviation.

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GARY BRADSHAW: MAKE "LEARN TO FLY DAY" COUNT, MAY 15, 2010
A lot of pilots are active supporters of general aviation, but few of them put their money where their mouth is like Gary Bradshaw, founder of PilotJourney.com and a major contributor to the May 15, 2010 "Learn To Fly Day" initiative. Learn to Fly Day is meant to be far more than words on a calendar. Together with AOPA, EAA, Remos Aircraft and a host of others, Bradshaw is creating an army of seminar presenters who will host hundreds of meetings on May 15, 2010 at hundreds of venues across the country. Each presenter will be armed with both marketing tools and presentation materials free of charge. AVweb's Glenn Pew caught up with Bradshaw to learn more about PilotJourney.com and Learn To Fly Day.

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AVWEB'S PIPERSPORT FLIGHT TRIAL
At the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, Piper launched its entry in the light sport market, the Czech-built PiperSport. Aviation Consumer editor Paul Bertorelli got a flight demo on the airplane, and here's his video report.

AVWEB'S G100UL FLIGHT TEST
For nearly three decades, general aviation has been struggling to find an unleaded replacement for 100LL avgas. General Aviation Modifications Inc. (GAMI) in Ada, Oklahoma says they've found it. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli recently took a test flight to see how the new fuel works.

HOW THE AMATEUR CHALLENGER EXPLOSION VIDEO WENT PUBLIC
Twenty-four years after the event, what may be the only amateur video shot of the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion has gone public. A Presidential commission resolved the accident took place on a day that was 15° colder than any previous launch ... and that the 36° launch-time temperature was a contributing factor.