Team Pipistrel received two very prestigious awards yesterday:
Michael Coates, our USA distributor, received the Dr. August Raspet Memorial award in the name of the Pipistrel Team,
for "outstanding contributions to the advancement of the design of light aircraft and the experimental aircraft association."

Pipistrel's R&D engineer, Tine Tomažič, received a prestigious PADA Trophy (more about this award here: http://cafefoundation.org/v2/main_PADA.php )
The Personal Aircraft Design Academy (PADA) evolved from the Laminar Flow True Believers Society that met at the Oshkosh AirShow every summer. The meeting of the PADA during the Oshkosh AirVenture now includes an award ceremony for outstanding designers of personal aircraft who achieve the state of the art progress in aircraft performance and efficiency. This year's trophy was awarded to univ.dipl.ing Tine Tomažič, Pipistrel development engineer and the leader of the Taurus G4 development team (the aircraft that won the 2011 NASA Green Flight Challenge).

Tine Tomažič impressed all the present with an outstanding speech and emphasised he was proud to be a part of the Pipistrel team.
In the name of the Pipistrel team - we are also proud to be working with you, Michael and Tine!
Thank you and congratulations!
23. July 2012
Oshkosh Airventure is in full swing! Like every year, Pipistrel is present in a grand style!
WHEN?
23-29 July 2012
WHERE?
Our location is the same as last year immediately to the East (runway side) of Hanger B, the site number is 292A and we front onto Knapp Street. 

More information about the location, how to get there, where to stay etc. can be found on this page:
http://airventure.org/planning/schedules_maps.html
WHO IS THERE?
The complete Pipistrel team is expecting you at the booth - the team Pipistrel USA,several representatives from the Pipistrel HQ in Europe and also some of our distributors from other countries. 
WHAT'S NEW AND HOT?!
On display this year are the first two Pipistrel ALPHA Trainer aircraft delivered to USA! Don't miss the chance to see this great new Pipistrel product!
The Pipistrel ALPHA Trainer is creating so much attention and orders that we are now proven correct in developing a unique aircraft for this market segment.
For more information about the Pipistrel ALPHA Trainer (incl. all of the final manuals, documentation, movies etc.) please view
http://www.pipistrel-usa.com/models/alpha-trainer.html
Of course the other models aren't missing either: you can see a Pipistrel Virus SW, Pipistrel Sinus with removable
wingtips, Pipistrel Virus standard, and more! 
So do not miss - come and visit us at Oshkosh Airventure!
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Pipistrel team


Sinus
Virus
Virus SW
Taurus Electro
Taurus
Apis/Bee
Panthera
Spider
Twister
LN
Bam
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