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LoPresti Aviation announces the FAA STC'd approval for BoomBeam™ HID lights on the Citation 560. This complete kit will give aviation's top performing business jet an increase in safety and a dramatic reduction in maintenance costs.

DeltaHawk Engines, Inc. and LoPresti Speed Merchants have begun work on a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to install a DeltaHawk Turbo-Diesel engine in a Cirrus SR20. The SR20 will be the first aircraft certified with the DeltaHawk engine.

LoPresti Aviation will host another in their series of "First Saturday" events in the LoPresti/Vero Beach Avionics hangar on the north ramp of the Vero Beach airport on June 6th starting at 9 am.

Diane Doers, DeltaHawk, the 2008 award winner, presents Jim Bede, Jr. with the LoPresti Innovation in Aviation Award for 2009.

LoPresti Aviation will host another in their series of "First Saturday" events in the LoPresti hangar on the north ramp of the Vero Beach airport on March 7th starting at 9 am.

LoPresti makes a wide range of VERY cool products. Products that (among other things) increase speed, save fuel and light up the sky. But what do you do for an encore when you already make the number one product in your field? When every new Cirrus since 2004 has been sold with the best landing light in aviation. The LoPresti BoomBeam™.

So when was the last time you were in 120 weather? Unless you live in death valley you are not likely to see that kind of temperature. If you were stationed in Baghdad you would see it most every day. PLUS you are wearing Kevlar, PLUS carrying 50-80 pounds of gear.

LoPresti First Saturday event on November 1st, will host Amy Laboda presenting “Build an airplane without losing your spouse and family in the process!” This is a humorous look at this four-year adventure that Amy and her husband undertook to build their RV10. As editor of Aviation for Women Magazine, her outlook on this new emerging market of kit planes is recounted in her endearing stories of her experience.

LoPresti Aviation, in an homage to their founder Roy LoPresti, has established an annual prize for “Innovation in Aviation”. LoPresti, renowned for his prolific and innovative aircraft designs was the creative force behind the Grumman Tiger, Cheetah, Cougar and the Mooney 201,232,252 and 301. (Not to mention NASA’s Lunar Lander and of course the LoPresti FURY)

LoPresti Aviation exhibits at the sixth annual Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association Fly-In and Exposition Migration 6 in Duluth, Minnesota, July 10 -13, 2008.

The newest division brings our expertise to the light sport aircraft enthusiast and to all those who love aviation....engineered performance accessories for you and your plane to wear or experience.

Private jet charter leader New Flight Charters experienced a 37 percent surge in sales in the first quarter of 2008 over the first quarter of 2007, demonstrating continued strong business growth and demand for the company’s jet charter brokerage services.

New Flight Charters, a leading private jet charter brokerage company, today announced it has been awarded a credit score and rating by Dun & Bradstreet.

FAA grants LoPresti SpeedMerchants' a new STC for its BoomBeam' lighting system on Cessna Citation models 500, 550, S550, 501, 551. Previous lamp life for landing lights mounted on the main gear of these aircraft has been a problematic 10 hours. With its industry leading BoomBeams', LoPresti guarantees a system life of five years or 5,000 hours! The system's high reliability, reduced maintenance costs and decreased power consumption (one eighth of the normal draw), makes it a highly desirable addition to the Citation.

LoPresti SpeedMerchants brings BoomBeam technology to Bell 206 helicopters. See and be seen!

LoPresti TriTips™ lights passed the most critical test of all. In a recent night landing, these brilliant lights added to Alan Klapmeier’s personal SR22 landing visibility and taxi illumination. After landing, Alan, CEO and founder of Cirrus Design, remarked about his new HID tip lights “I LOVE these lights!”.

Cheap flights have enabled millions more families to take a holiday in an overseas destination, and many European coastal resorts have developed to cater for the increase in tourists.

On November 3rd LoPresti SpeedMerchants, Vero Beach aircraft design firm with a world wide reputation, will host Darren Tilman of Power Flow Systems, Inc for its First Saturday event. Darren will present “How and Why Bolt on Horse Power Works.”

LoPresti Speed Merchants announces that the Gen 2 version of the LoPresti Boom Beam for the Bonanza is complete and ready for delivery.

LoPresti Speed Merchants now has the approval and is delivering high performance wheel pants for the Piper PA28 and the PA32 series of aircraft.

David and Curt LoPresti smile as the first five Cirrus Tri Tip HID taxi light kits ship. LoPresti’s newest STC, LoPresti Tri Tips triple the landing light output of the SR22 and SR20 aircraft. The TriTips place two high intensity LoPresti Boom Beams at the very periphery of the Cirrus wingtip. The lamps are mounted under a beautiful set of flush bonded lens. The BoomBeams in the tips put out an additional 750,000 lumens to the landing illumination improving the pilot’s visibility during all phases of flight. Greatly improving safety in flight and during ground operations.

LoPresti Speed Merchants announces that it delivering its new Piper Turbo Arrow Cowling. LoPresti’s new cowling makes use of the new cooling air inlets and a cowl flap to improve engine temperature control.

The International Association of General Aviation Catering (IAGAC) was established to raise the level and quality of services provided to the general aviation community worldwide and to aid in setting up emerging markets with the proper infrastructure for catering to general aviation. The IAGAC published and disseminated its quality and portion guidelines at the June 2007 Flight Attendants Conference. The association was introduced at this month’s 60th Annual Meeting & Convention of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) in Atlanta where membership applications are being processed.

Steven Pate of El Paso Texas is won the Free BoomBeam prize. Congratulations Steven! The BoomBeam prize is awarded by a random drawing of registered LoPresti newsletter recipients. To register go to www.SpeedMods.com and click on the registration button on the left side.

Steven Pate of El Paso Texas is won the Free BoomBeam prize. Congratulations Steven! The BoomBeam prize is awarded by a random drawing of registered LoPresti newsletter recipients. To register go to www.SpeedMods.com and click on the registration button on the left side.