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News from AirBorne Australia: 
The all new XT912-SST is now available.  The new wing design has no upper rigging and
is supported by side struts.  You can check it out on the AirBorne Australia website. 
  
News from Airborne Alaska: 
The nights are getting shorter and the days are getting longer . . . . flying season is just
around the corner.  If you haven't yet purchased a trike, we recommend that you do it  
now in order to receive it in time for the 2010 flying season.
 
January 2010
Ben Deptula's "The Early Days" story featured in Light Plane World online
magazine.  Click on the direct link above to check it out and go to the
multimedia page and click on newsletters.  Click on January 2010
issue and scroll down.
 
November 2009
 Ben Deptula's and Ryan Anderson's trek across Interior Alaska featured in 
EAA Sport Pilot magazine.  Check it out in the November 2009 issue.
 
October 2009
 Bruno Granau (left) is congratulated by Certified Flight Instructor Ben Deptula
(right) after completing his solo flight in his Antares trike.  Good job Bruno!
 
October 2009
 Student Pilot Ron Larner (left) gets a good look at his recently purchased
 AirBorne Edge Classic with new Streak 2B wing.
  
August 2009
 U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 and Blackhawk pilot Thomas Fritz (left) is congratulated
by Certified Flight Instructor Ben Deptula (right) after completing his solo flight in his
AirBorne Edge trike.  Good job Thom!
 
July 2009

Ben Deptula, Ryan Anderson and D.B. Cooper expert and "Coast to Coast" radio regular

guest Galen Cook fly deep into the Alaska Range and explore its numerous valleys, glaciers

and jagged peaks.  "Deptula took me to the edge and back . . . . this has to rank as one of my

all time epic adventures," Cook said.  "It was a surreal and magical experience weaving in

and out of those tall mountains.  At times it felt as though we we're flying in a dream land 

where mythical characters like wizards and fire breathing dragons live.  It was absolutely

amazing," Deptula added.

 

  

 

 

 

 

September 2008

Ben Deptula, Randy Echols, Roger Ruess and Steve Marquiss fly their trikes from

North Pole, Alaska to Gold King, Alaska.  (See "Stories from the Edge" - Story #2)

 

  

 

 

 

August 2008

Larry Beck of Mica, Washington with Certified Flight Instructor
Ben Deptula after completing his Sport Pilot training requirements
(below left).  Examiner  Ryan Anderson congratulates Larry Beck 
after passing the Sport Pilot Practical Test (below right).
 
 
 
August 2008
Hang Glider Pilot Mike Lindsey returns to Alaska.  While Mike was in town he looked

up his old hang gliding buddy Ben Deptula and got his first taste of trike flying in an

AirBorne Australia XT912.

                                     

 

 

July 2008

Congratulations to Joseph Thebes for passing his Sport Pilot Practical Test. 
Certified Flight Instructor Ben Deptula and Examiner Ryan Anderson are happy
to report that Joe's long journey (due to weather delays) has finally come to a
successful conclusion.  Good job Joe!
                                                

 

Quote of the month:

"Don't let another year go by being ground bound . . . . get Airborne today!"

 
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