PREFLIGHT TRAINING NEWS AND NOTES BEST OF BOTH WORLDS. This airplane is an amphibian, meaning that it can take off and land on the water or—after lowering the retractable wheels—from conventional runways. Because it’s a Light Sport airplane, only a sport pilot certificate is needed to fly it, and no airman medical certificate is required. What, this doesn’t sound fun enough? You also can open the sliding canopy halfway at airspeeds up to 90 mph. WHAT: Searey LSA Elite WHERE: Lake Istokpoga, near Sebring, Florida PHOTOGRAPHER: Chris Rose 12 / FLIGHTTRAINING.AOPA.ORGhttp://FLIGHTTRAINING.AOPA.ORG